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Ever see a thresher shark in action? It might sound ridiculous, but the thresher shark actually uses its impossibly long tail to beat its prey to death. That's one way to cook your dinner!
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Ever see a thresher shark in action? It might sound ridiculous, but the thresher shark actually uses its impossibly long tail to beat its prey to death. That's one way to cook your dinner!
About Ocean Wonders:
Heavy-metal marine biologist, Tom “the Blowfish” Hird, comes face to face with incredible sea creatures and conducts mind-blowing experiments to reveal the secrets and mysteries of our oceans.
This clip comes from Season 1, Episode 1: "Seal Snouts and Sharpshooters"
EarthX
Love Our Planet.
The Official Network of Earth Day.
About Us:
At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.
EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.
EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/
Follow Us:
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00:00There are three species of thresher shark, common, big eyed and the endangered pelagic
00:13species.
00:17They all hunt schooling fish in open water and it's no easy task.
00:24So to help them feed they've evolved extremely long tails which they use in a novel but very
00:31effective way.
00:34A good sized thresher will be four metres in length but two metres of it, half its body
00:40length is taken up by its super long tail which it uses to beat fish to death with.
00:51What they do is when they see a shoal of prey is they swim at it at top speed and as they
00:56get there they put on the brakes by jamming down their large pectoral fins.
01:04That causes that flexible tail to whip over their heads and strike at anything in the
01:11way.
01:12Fish are either killed outright or so badly stunned that it's then super easy for the
01:17thresher shark to swim round and pick up an easy meal.
01:22It's this fantastic whipping action that's earned the thresher shark the nickname the
01:26Indiana Jones of the ocean.