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"Planet Earth" Shallow Seas (2006)
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26 November 2006
(Season 1, Episode 9)
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Shallow seas cover only 8% of earth's surface, but contain the richest, most varied maritime life: from...
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Where Most Of The Colorful Marine Life Lives
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(Episode Credited cast) | David Attenborough | ... | Narrator |
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 | Sigourney Weaver | ... | Narrator - US Version |
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A special high speed camera shooting 1000 frames per second, that is usually used to record car crash tests, has been adapted to film the attack of the White Shark in ultra slow motion (40 times slower).
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Few things, if any, are prettier on this planet than the wildly-colorful fish and plant life in the shallow seas, specifically the coral reefs. There have been numerous award-winning documentaries on this subject and most us just marvel as the color beneath the surface of the seas.
Although only making up 8 percent of the Earth's oceans, the shallow seas - those bodies of water nearest land - provide the vast majority of marine life. The coral reefs, in particular, make up for large amount of colorful life under water.
"Planet Earth" examines those areas and reefs, from The Great Barrier Reef, which can be seen from the moon, to the incredible reefs off the coast of Indonesia. "Fantastic" is just adjective you'll use to see the Indonesian seas, as well as the rest of this show.
We even see a "sea" that is in the middle of a desert! How does moisture get there? You have to watch. It's pretty cool.
It's also cool watching how Dolphins try to figure out how to eat some small fish right by the shore. It's tricky but Dolphins are pretty smart. We also learn - and see - while algae is so important. It may sound like a dull topic, but it isn't.
One of the most memorable - and not particularly fun-to-watch scene near the end are battles between seals and penguins, with seals taking bites out of the cut little guys and eating them. However, we also see the unbelievable Great White Shark, rise out of the seas and eat the seals! It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Who eats the Great Whites, though?