Blue Planet II clip shows giant fish leaping out of sea to kill bird

IF YOU ever needed a reminder that nature is a wild beast, check out this footage from a new Sir David Attenborough documentary.

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October 27, 2017 - 6:46PM

AS HE so often does, Sir David Attenborough has captured some of nature’s wild beauty for a new documentary.

In the first episode of the much-anticipated new series Blue Planet II, a bird-eating fish leaps out of sea to catch a fledgling flying over the ocean.

In the trailer for Sunday’s opening episode, Attenborough said overtime fledglings have learnt to avoid dangerous waters, which has forced the predatory fish to have to “up their game”.

“There is a fish here that amazingly has a brain capable of calculating the air speed, altitude and trajectory of a bird,” Attenborough narrates over footage of a giant trevaillie leap from the sea in an attempt to catch its prey.

The series follows 2001’s hugely successful documentary Blue Planet, with the latest series the result of more than four years of filming.

In the series, Attenborough praised new filming technology helping capture better shots.

Instead of helicopters, light drones with high-definition cameras were used for aerial shots, while advanced apparatuses allowed cameramen to sit silently and watch with no bubbles or disturbance.

Despite not yet airing, there is a lot of hype for the show.

canâ€™t wait for blue planet 2, but then a know am guna end up with that sickly sad feeling when the derpy animals get eaten / die â˜¹ï¸ðŸŒŽ
â€” olivia gordon (@oliviaaaagordon) October 26, 2017

This is so amazing. I canâ€™t wait for blue planet 2! https://t.co/adYNVzS2p2
â€” oinks (@thinkblinkdo) October 26, 2017

Only Thursday and so excited to see @Sir_Attenboroug on blue planet 2 From trials of life to blue planet watched all. A true British hero.
â€” David Gillespie (@gilley8102) October 26, 2017