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Wild Oceans
by Earth Touch
Oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface - that's a lot of space to explore! From estuaries to coral reefs and kelp forests, Earth Touch's underwater crew is telling the stories of the deep blue - one extraordinary dive at a time
Episodes
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Diving with the ragged-tooth sharks of Aliwal Shoal
Ragged-tooth sharks might look ferocious with their rows of razor sharp teeth but these creatures are surprisingly docile and are happy to share the water with curious divers. In this week's episode our cameraman travels to Aliwal Shoal, South Africa for some very close encounters with these...
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Ocean predators attack sardines in feeding frenzy
The annual Sardine Run phenomenon brings huge shoals of migrating sardines past South Africa’s eastern coastline – and baitballs of these bite-sized fish don’t stand a chance against the ocean’s top predators. From the bizarre-looking garfish to the large Zambezi shark, the predators waste no…
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Mating leopard sharks, egg-laying cuttlefish & a rare seahorse
Our cameraman films a pair of mating leopard sharks and a cuttlefish laying her eggs. There’s also a rare glimpse of a tiger-tail seahorse and some bizarre pufferfish behaviour.
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Close encounter with feeding whale sharks
Divers in Indonesia’s Cenderawasih Bay are almost guaranteed a sighting of whale sharks. Well-known to the locals, these gentle giants gather in huge numbers around fishing platforms waiting for an easy meal. We’re treated to an amazing and close-up encounter with these ocean behemoths as they…
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Sea fans, barracuda & a giant clam in 4K
Take your time exploring the unusual reef formations of Thailand’s Phi-Phi National Marine Reserve and you’ll be treated to some amazing sightings! Our cameraman captures a huge school of yellowtail barracuda, a giant clam, a creepy-looking sea cucumber, vividly coloured scorpionfish and some...
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Mantis shrimp, bearded scorpionfish & beautiful corals in 4K
Exploring the waters off Thailand’s picturesque Koh Racha Noi island is like diving in an aquarium! A powder blue surgeon fish darts past, redtail butterflyfish school above the reef and a peacock mantis shrimp scuttles across the coral, showcasing its extraordinary colourations. We’re also…
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Sea fans, anemones and Jellyfish in 4K
It’s jellyfish season in the Phi-Phi National Marine Reserve so we’re taking an up-close look at these amazing creatures and the tiny fish that live amongst their tentacles – in ultra HD! We also capture an unusual interaction between a wrasse and a blackspotted pufferfish.
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Turtles chase a diver & rare fish behaviour
This week, a lesson on why divers should not get too close to turtles locked in a territorial battle! We also film rare razor wrasse behaviour on South Africa’s famous Aliwal Shoal reef, a cave encounter with some pineapple fish and a mantis shrimp on the hunt.
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Shadow-stalking trumpetfish & a shark on the hunt
This week in Wild Oceans … your guide to unusual shadow-stalking behaviour courtesy of a trumpetfish on the hunt! A white-tip reef shark is also on the lookout for potential prey, and we end off with a last-minute encounter with some playful dolphins.
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Rare green turtle, titan triggerfish & nudibranchs in 4K
Filming the notoriously fierce and territorial titan triggerfish calls for extra caution this week. Our final dive from the Philippines also brings us a rare sighting of a critically endangered green turtle and a lucky encounter with a beautiful clown triggerfish – all in ultra-HD!
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Eel on the hunt & creepy-looking sea cucumber in 4K
It’s all about the eels this week … in ultra-HD! A fimbriated moray eel hides out in a crevice, while a white-eyed moray puts on a stunning and rare display as it swims across the reef on the hunt for dinner. We’re also treated to a close-up encounter with a creepy-looking burrowing sea cucumber...
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Lionfish, adorable anemone shrimp & mystery fish in 4K
In this week’s Wild Oceans, we explore the untouched reefs of the Philippines in ultra high definition. A beautiful lionfish shows off its venomous spines, tiny shrimp scuttle across an anemone, and we take a close-up look at a vividly coloured nudibranch. There’s even a ‘mystery fish’ that has…
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Celebrating World Oceans Day in 4K
A close encounter with a cruising hawksbill turtle, a huge school of swarming catfish, a bizarre-looking giant frogfish ‘hopping’ across the corals and pristine reefs as far as the eye can see! This World Oceans Day, we celebrate the wonders of the underwater world in ultra high definition with...
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Pristine reef in 4K
Filming in 4K, cameraman Stewart Whitfield takes us on a wall dive at Sogod Bay in southern Philippines. The beauty of this dive lies in the incredible quality of the reef and the extraordinary details and colours this camera can capture. Look out for damselfish, masked porcupine pufferfish, a...
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Eagle ray on the hunt
Our underwater cameraman gets a good workout keeping up with an eagle ray on the hunt for its next meal. With their large wingspans and long whiplike tails (which are barbed with venomous spines!), these beautiful creatures are able to glide effortlessly through the water – so getting good shots…
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Corals, clear waters & cruising fish
Diving in the crystal-clear waters of Andiamo in Indonesia is a visual spectacle! The intricate seascape is home to large populations of schooling fish, from hundreds of yellow-spotted fusillers to cruising batfish and a school of convict blennies hovering close to the reef. Beautifully coloured...
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Circling sharks, colourful nudibranchs & a cruising turtle
Our cameraman manages to capture some circling sharks, a host of colourful nudibranchs and a rare hermit crab after braving rough waters and powerful surges at Aliwal Shoal in South Africa. The area’s infamous currents don’t seem to trouble the resident turtles as they cruise the reef.
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A "walking" frogfish, adorable pineapple fish and a mimic octopus
Phuket’s Kata Reef is a unique and beautiful coral playground! Underwater cameraman Nicolas Lurot captures a mimic octopus making a dash for cover to evade a lionfish on the hunt and a bizarre-looking frogfish as it “walks” along the seafloor. Also on a diver’s must-see list: a fish that looks…
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Playful dolphins and a zebra shark
From the big (think playful bottlenose dolphins and a cruising leopard – or zebra – shark) to the small (like the tiny seaweed goby and juvenile dragon wrasse), we’re treated to a whole host of unusual encounters in this dive off South Africa's Sodwana Bay!
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Moray eel attacks underwater cameraman
Our underwater cameraman manages to keep his fingers intact after a disgruntled moray eel launches a surprise attack. And there are other amazing sightings in store on this dive off South Africa’s Sodwana Bay: friendly potato bass, vividly coloured paper fish, a shy mantis shrimp, a cruising…
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Close encounters of the giant kind: diving with a whale shark
Our underwater cameraman gets the fright of his life when a huge moving object shadows his view of the sun. Thinking his days are numbered, he quickly realises that the massive creature swimming above him is one of the ocean’s gentlest giants and the world's biggest fish: the whale shark.
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Do these tiny shrimp have moray eel bodyguards?
Ever seen moray eels guarding shrimp? On a mission to get some close-up shots of the colourful shrimp living on a reef in South Africa’s Sodwana Bay, underwater cameraman Bart Lukasik encounters some strange and sharp-toothed obstacles: black-cheeked moray eels. Framing up for the perfect shot...
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Eel and reef fish team up to form hunting pack
Watch an eel team up with three reef fish to form a formidable hunting pack and check out the bizarre-looking frogfish as it ‘hops’ through the water. Underwater cameraman Bart Lukasik is in for an awesome dive after he braves a hair-raising boat ride in South Africa’s Sodwana Bay.
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Diving Manta Alley
It’s called Manta Alley for a reason! Explore the plankton-rich waters of this amazing Indonesian dive site and you’re guaranteed an encounter with one of the ocean’s most majestic creatures. Aside from some manta ray acrobatics, underwater cameraman Mike Veitch also spots a banded sea krait...
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Lionfish stalks and kills prey
How do lionfish hunt their prey? With lightning speed and deadly accuracy. Underwater cameraman Bart Lukasik takes advantage of the fearless nature of the charismatic lionfish to capture some beautiful footage of these creatures stalking their prey in a tidal lagoon in Mozambique. Watch as these...
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Under the waters of Wakatobi
On the unspoilt coral reefs of Indonesia live a multitude of colourful fish species. From the adorable Clark’s anemone fish to the unusual-looking longnose butterflyfish, we are treated to a tour of this underwater paradise. Cameraman Stewart Whitfield gets a rare audience with the usually…
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Take a moment to escape into the beautiful waters of Indonesia
In this week’s Wild Oceans, we are treated to a sublime journey under the waters of Wakatobi. Glimpse the rare and very camera shy blue-faced angelfish, some unusual sea fans and hundreds of different species of fish congregating around vividly coloured corals.
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Barracuda vortex & lots of little Nemos
Wakatobi is one of Indonesia’s best dive sites and home to some of the world’s most spectacular coral reefs. Triggerfish fill the water columns, colourful clownfish hide out among anemone tentacles and huge schools of Barracuda swim in their trademark vortex. We also take a look at the unusual...
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50 shades of Nudibranch
On the pristine coral reefs of South Africa's Sodwana Bay, lives a multitude of tiny but fascinating creatures. In all their breathtaking colours, shapes and sizes, nudibranchs are a filmmaker's delight! Join us as we’re treated to an extraordinary encounter with a dancing marine flatworm and…
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Shark sightings at the Shipwreck Graveyard
In the middle of the Mozambiquean Channel, a two-day sail from civilisation, lies Bassas Da India a submerged volcanic atoll and shipwreck graveyard. Utilising the quiet technology of a rebreather allows cameraman Bart Lukasik to film some up-close encounters with a curious potato bass, a green...
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Creepy critters of the tidal lagoon
Ever seen a sea moth? How about the creepy-looking snake sea cucumber? Or a jellyfish with a whole bunch of five-armed hitchhikers? Cameraman Bart Lukasik explores Mozambique's mangroves and captures some of nature's underwater oddities on film.
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The Red Sea: A dive into paradise
The Red Sea is an underwater wonderland. In the brilliant blue water, vertical walls of soft corals teem with life and massive schools of sea goldies swarm the reef. Swim through narrow underwater corridors lit by shafts of sunlight, watch a ribbon-tailed ray feeding and follow a very cute…
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Spa day for the creatures of the sea
Beneath the waves of South Africa's Sodwana Bay, tiny animals are hard at work servicing a whole host of underwater inhabitants. Join us as we explore the cleaning stations amongst these reefs and watch the minuscule workers like the blue streak cleaner wrasse and a variety of shrimp going about...
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A natural wonder: The Sardine Run
Watch the frenzy of excitement as an army of ocean predators, from dolphins and humpback whales to dive-bombing gannets, pursue the vast mobile feast that is the Sardine Run. Cameraman Bart Lukasik digs into his archives to bring us a selection of last year's most breathtaking footage from the…
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The weird world of seahorses and pipefish
In our first episode of this new series of Wild Oceans, cameraman Bart Lukasik takes us into the weird world of seahorses and pipefish. Watch as he employs artificial light to bring out the colours of the ornate ghost pipefish and see how different species mimic seaweed and corals.
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Turtles all the way down
It’s all about turtles in our season two finale of Wild Oceans! Cameraman Bart Lukasik travels to South Africa’s Sodwana Bay to film these laid-back reptiles. Look out for newly hatched baby loggerheads, some clumsy coral feeding and rare footage of a swimming leatherback turtle.
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Mangroves and corals in a two-for-one dive
Exquisite pink and orange soft corals give Citrus Ridge in Raja Ampat, Indonesia its name. In this episode of Wild Oceans, cameraman Mike Veitch takes us to one of the few places in the world where corals and mangroves meet.
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Harlequin shrimp feasts on live starfish
The harlequin shrimp is one of the most charismatic underwater creatures around - and one of the most difficult to capture on film. Cameraman Bart Lukasik goes diving in Mozambique to discover the habits of this creature, including its insatiable appetite for starfish.
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Hermit crabs, camouflaged critters and an urchin-crab duo
In this week's episode of Wild Oceans, we head to Mozambique, where underwater cameraman Bart Lukasik films an unlikely relationship between a red sea urchin and a blue crab, a handful of hermit crabs with rather cumbersome-looking shells and some incredibly well-camouflaged species you wouldn't...
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Things that glow in the night: The wonders of fluorescent coral
Underwater filmmaker Bart Lukasik is on a mission … to find marine species that glow. In this week's episode of Wild Oceans, the crew go on a night dive in the surging waters of South Africa's Sodwana Bay in search of underwater fluorescence. This may be the first time anyone has filmed…
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A journey to the pristine reefs of Raja Ampat
In this week's episode of Wild Oceans you are in for a treat! Join us as we explore the pristine reefs of Raja Ampat, considered one of the world's best dive sites. A throwback to the oceans of centuries ago, the untouched corals are home to thousands of brightly coloured fish from pinnate...
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Variegated lizardfish and a colour-changing octopus
In this week's episode of Wild Oceans, our underwater crew return to the waters of Bida Nok, Thailand to film massive schools of bigeye snapper. Also on the species list this week are a pair of variegated lizardfish, a titan triggerfish building her nest, and a marbled octopus treating us to a...
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Pufferfish fights for its food on Thailand's Shark Point
Join us as we explore Shark Point, one of Thailand's best dive spots. We're treated to the rare sight of a reef squid (notoriously difficult to capture on film!), a feeding porcupine pufferfish fighting off scavenging wrasses hellbent on stealing its meal and a majestic lionfish hidden in a…
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Rabbitfish, sergeant majors and a suckerfish hitchhiker
You might think deep below the waves is the place to look for the most interesting marine species, but on this dive in Palong, Thailand our crew uncovers an abundance of ocean creatures, from rabbitfish to sergeant majors (and even a hitchhiking remora!), just metres below the surface.
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Coral reefs don’t get much more amazing than this
With coral reefs in trouble pretty much the world over, this episode of Wild Oceans is a rare treat indeed. Get ready to immerse yourself in Indonesian waters that are simply teeming with some of the healthiest and most pristine corals we’ve ever seen – from gorgonian sea fans the size of houses…
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Hawksbill turtle feeds on pristine reef
Komodo Island in Indonesia presents some pretty challenging diving, but it's all worth it for the stunning reefs hidden below. Join us in this week's episode of Wild Oceans as we explore this underwater wonderland and spend some time with a hungry hawksbill turtle and a host of other marine…
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Lightning-quick worm tentacles & a well-hidden sole
Fishes feasting on an open clam, a well-camouflaged peacock sole, a rare nudibranch and one seriously speedy feather duster worm … we've got all this and more in our latest episode of Wild Oceans.
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Hermit crab dinnertime & cuttlefish egg drop
This week’s underwater highlights include a hermit crab furiously stuffing its face, a cuttlefish depositing its precious egg cargo in the coral and a rare zebra moray peeking out from its hiding spot.
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Pyramid reefs and coral nurseries
It’s a reef in progress! Off the Thailand coast, underwater pyramids of concrete blocks are forming the beginnings of an amazing artificial reef … and nearby in the shallows is a nursery for fledgling corals. This reef-in-the-making is already attracting plenty of marine life (keep an eye out for…
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Wreck turns into mini-reef in just 6 months
Just six months after its sinking off the Thailand coast, a decommissioned naval vessel is already well on its way to becoming a haven for amazing marine life. Already encrusted with barnacles and coral, the wreck is attracting big shoals of reef fish (and keep an eye out for the lionfish that…
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Oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface - that's a lot of space to explore! From estuaries to coral reefs and kelp forests, Earth Touch's underwater crew is telling the stories of the deep blue - one extraordinary dive at a time
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