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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • An over abundance of crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can be damaging for coral reefs. Luckily, there is a renowned defender of the reefs ready to take them on...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 1,6 тис.

  • @DeerOcelot
    @DeerOcelot 2 роки тому +2038

    What a roller coaster of emotions in less than 4 minutes. Presentation, calm, we learn about the characters...
    Then a combat to the death, tension, and then... Love and family. But with possible dangers around. Cliff-hanger. Fantastic 10/10.

    • @rinzzart
      @rinzzart 2 роки тому +54

      I rate the movie 6 starfishes out of 14 urchins

    • @blucat4
      @blucat4 2 роки тому +6

      You been outside lately?

    • @snapperjessen
      @snapperjessen 2 роки тому +11

      @@rinzzart 8 out of 10 cats?

    • @narukami597
      @narukami597 Рік тому

      @@blucat4 nah he's just your common easily impressed peasant

    • @internetduck1114
      @internetduck1114 Рік тому +3

      Nature documentaries be better than Hollywood

  • @dreaclon7830
    @dreaclon7830 2 роки тому +3723

    We need more of them, not just in the sea but in land too.

    • @scene6289
      @scene6289 2 роки тому +1

      True we need em to eat some porcupines

    • @excuseme5086
      @excuseme5086 2 роки тому

      Insinuating natural selection by annual murder?

    • @anonymousmonkey9491
      @anonymousmonkey9491 2 роки тому +51

      the fish?

    • @forcetune4632
      @forcetune4632 2 роки тому +285

      @@anonymousmonkey9491 yeah, someone once said "never judge a fish by its ability to climb tree"

    • @anonymousmonkey9491
      @anonymousmonkey9491 2 роки тому +32

      @@forcetune4632 instead, I've heard of "don't knock it till you -try- taste it."

  • @alceratops6853
    @alceratops6853 2 роки тому +3934

    Trigger fish: "Perfectly balanced. As all things should be."

  • @pavlozhdanov4571
    @pavlozhdanov4571 2 роки тому +611

    While diving in Thailand i was taught to freak out and keep away from them. It's nice to understand now that despite being so agressive, they're playing such an important role in the ecosystem.

    • @dotanuki3371
      @dotanuki3371 2 роки тому +29

      you shouldn't "freak out", you should mind their territory and know how to handle them if they attack

    • @LordZoth6292
      @LordZoth6292 2 роки тому +27

      Im 1000% sure your diving instructor did not tell you to "freak out" making your story less believable

    • @springwater9981
      @springwater9981 Рік тому +38

      To the person that said 'making this story unbelievable' - I just dived in Thailand and truly honestly believed I was going to die when I was chased from the bottom to the top by titan fish circling me and lunging - when I finally made it back to the boat my dive instructor said, sorry I didn't mention titan fish can attack you - it was my first ever dive and I had been in the water for no more than 5 minutes - truly the most terrifying experience of my life - but also one of the most increidble !

    • @narojdebeste
      @narojdebeste Рік тому +8

      ​@@springwater9981always swim away horizontally from those guys, then youll be out of their territory

    • @EsperUltima
      @EsperUltima Рік тому +12

      Lol, I can relate...my Instructor and my dive buddies pranked me with this fish...at the time it was mating season when they were so aggressive, I saw one biting corals and I was like "this fish kinda familiar" so I swam closer to get a good look, while my Instructor signalled my two buddies to stay back and watch me...as I got closer, the fish suddenly turned to me and dashing towards my face, I panicked and backpedalled like a stupid flipped turtle... luckily it didn't chase me further. When we ascended to the surface, the three of them bursted out laughing at me. I was so embarrassed. 😭
      Later on I learned that their aggressive territory is shaped like a cone with the tip at the nest, as long as you're swimming outside the cone shape, they won't attack you.

  • @nickrider5220
    @nickrider5220 2 роки тому +1493

    Wonderful filming. What a star the Titan triggerfish is, helping to save the reef !! Saw them in the red sea, respect their territory unless you want chunks missing out your fins 😮

    • @deHakkelaar1
      @deHakkelaar1 2 роки тому +58

      I heard via via of a story where a diver lost a small chunk of his skull.
      They said he could stick his finger in the hole caused by the powerful bite.
      Cant verify if the story is true but, I spoke to a diveguide who got bitten in the hand and he said he cant bend his thumb anymore since.
      Saw the scars to prove it.

    • @cupidok2768
      @cupidok2768 2 роки тому

      Y so spikey

    • @biokosmos
      @biokosmos 2 роки тому +15

      Nature (that we can identify as the whole biological creation) is the most advanced and astonishing thing in Universe

    • @deHakkelaar1
      @deHakkelaar1 2 роки тому +22

      @@cupidok2768 , divers shape their hand like a pistol to warn fellow divers.
      The pistol trigger, moving your thumb, referring to the dorsal spine that goes up when they are excited.

    • @cupidok2768
      @cupidok2768 2 роки тому

      @@deHakkelaar1 the starfish is spikey

  • @jerlee620
    @jerlee620 2 роки тому +403

    That fish has nicer teeth than some humans I know.

    • @a2thek914
      @a2thek914 2 роки тому +12

      No refined carbs for him :-)

    • @internetduck1114
      @internetduck1114 2 роки тому +43

      bri'ish fish

    • @user-tz9jh6pv2j
      @user-tz9jh6pv2j 2 роки тому +10

      Especially the Brits.

    • @rubiconnn
      @rubiconnn 2 роки тому

      This bucktoothed dorkfish is over here having a family while some of us can't even get chicks to talk to us.

    • @omicrondelta7327
      @omicrondelta7327 4 місяці тому

      especially alot of Americans

  • @MrCoryinnocence
    @MrCoryinnocence 2 роки тому +708

    We always hear about how intricate the ecosystem of a coral reef can be but love hearing everything explained.

    • @clashcanada8845
      @clashcanada8845 2 роки тому +1

      they’re wrong
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_nature

  • @MushroomCast
    @MushroomCast 2 роки тому +417

    surprised they got this close to nesting titans... they have attacked me for way less than this lol

    • @carmenwinstead6798
      @carmenwinstead6798 2 роки тому +90

      Im surprised they got this close to british people

    • @rageraptor7127
      @rageraptor7127 2 роки тому +1

      @@carmenwinstead6798 they say if you come into contact with them they’ll try to turn your country into a colony

    • @hallooos7585
      @hallooos7585 2 роки тому +25

      @@carmenwinstead6798 So sad that those fish are colonized which is why they couldn’t attacked, the British empire trying to reclaim their throne 😢

    • @WiseMysticalTree4
      @WiseMysticalTree4 2 роки тому

      Read my name

    • @rockroll2787
      @rockroll2787 2 роки тому +10

      Cameraman can't be harmed

  • @Khfwoszthchehiy
    @Khfwoszthchehiy 2 роки тому +186

    Now that's the titan we wanna see rumbling under the ocean

    • @thebookreader287
      @thebookreader287 2 роки тому +5

      Tatakae!!!

    • @jp4431
      @jp4431 2 роки тому +6

      Jaw Titan

    • @inrmweprayamen929
      @inrmweprayamen929 2 роки тому

      TATAKAE

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t 2 роки тому

      @@thebookreader287
      Unfortunately, the Japanese and Koreans only remember this TATAKAE, ua-cam.com/video/P1wVfJex0mU/v-deo.html , over Shingeki no Kyojin-Attack on Titan.

    • @pn5705
      @pn5705 5 місяців тому

      “IF I LOOOOSE IT AAAALLL!”

  • @AnyoneCanSee
    @AnyoneCanSee 2 роки тому +689

    I dived a reef in Egypt in 1990 when I was 20 years old, I'd always loved watching documentaries but when I experienced it for real I fell in love. I've dived all over the world but returned to that reef in 2010 to experience it all over again. When I went we swam out to the reef and dived, now there were three large dive boats with their twin diesel engines running the entire time I was there. When I went under to the reef I actually found tears running down my face under my mask. The reef was 90% dead compared to when I last saw it. The other divers were raving as they had never seen the Red Sea how it was and thought it was teaming. When I went the first time I could barely see the reef for all the colourful fish so 10% seemed a lot to other divers but ut broke my heart completely.

    • @slvshy666
      @slvshy666 2 роки тому +46

      Indeed, very, very depressing. You're lucky to have seen it at all.

    • @AnyoneCanSee
      @AnyoneCanSee 2 роки тому +64

      @@slvshy666 - Yes, I was just making the point that back in 1990 it was pristine and in just 30 years of commercial diving and other activities I guess it is 90% dead. I dived other reefs in the Red Sea and saw similar dying.

    • @slvshy666
      @slvshy666 2 роки тому +32

      @@AnyoneCanSee oh I know, I share your disappointment in the situation. I've never been diving and am admittedly a bit scared of the ocean but it's depressing what we're doing to the planet and each other. Honestly thinking about humans in general, more often than not, depresses me.

    • @AnyoneCanSee
      @AnyoneCanSee 2 роки тому +25

      @@slvshy666 - I share your feelings and it is easy to become despondent when looking at man's disregard for nature and inhumanity to each other. However, there are also many fighting back and even countries are now waking up to the consequences of our treatment of the environment.
      If you can swim it is worth facing your fear of the ocean. There are places where you can snorkel in calm blue waters close to the beach. My ex could not even swim and I took her on an experience where you wear modern versions of old diving helmets. So you can stand under the water breathing in the glass helmet and see everything around you and feed tropical fish. We did that in the Philippines. You are not very deep so even if you panicked you can get to the surface easily. Another ex could swim and I convinced her to take a two-day dive course so we could dive together in Key West. She loved it and you are always well looked after and safe.
      Visiting a reef is like visiting another world. An entire different ecosystem. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

    • @slvshy666
      @slvshy666 2 роки тому +10

      @@AnyoneCanSee the old fashioned diving experience sounds really cool! I definitely think I'd be interested in that lol. Thanks man I know I come off 110% pessimistic but I have a lot to live for in this life so I don't let it get me down. But I truly hope mother nature can bounce back from what we've done. I hope we can turn a lot of things around.

  • @UltimateMegaMaster
    @UltimateMegaMaster 2 роки тому +159

    Sea Urchin : minding his own business
    Triggerfish : I have been trying to reach you about your extended spine warranty

  • @emmadraws14953
    @emmadraws14953 2 роки тому +461

    Not to nerd out for a minute, but this little food chain is the inspiration for several Pokemon! Mareanie is based on the crown of thorns starfish I'm pretty sure, and they are the natural predators of Corsola, the coral Pokemon! And then Bruxish, which is kinda like the Titan triggerfish here, preys on Mareanie!
    I just think it's neat to figure out how those games mimic real-world zoology and ecology :)

    • @tomatodamashi
      @tomatodamashi 2 роки тому +13

      What's important is that all of that needed to be said...

    • @NinjaSushi2
      @NinjaSushi2 2 роки тому +14

      That is cool.

    • @Fantasticbrownie99
      @Fantasticbrownie99 2 роки тому +11

      I love corsola thoo 😩😍

    • @keegmun1
      @keegmun1 2 роки тому +85

      @@tomatodamashi someone being happy about learning something is definitely more important than whatever pessimistic drool falls out of your mouth!

    • @H3L1C0PR10N
      @H3L1C0PR10N 2 роки тому +18

      Fellow marine biology enthusiast :)

  • @samratchattopadhyay3057
    @samratchattopadhyay3057 2 роки тому +623

    Just imagine the amount of technology, patience and skill that have gone behind making this video. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @samratchattopadhyay3057
      @samratchattopadhyay3057 2 роки тому +35

      @Meeko - hasn't seen grass since 2020 true...but the Triggerfish's activities wouldn't have been captured without superior camera work & technology. ☺️

    • @samratchattopadhyay3057
      @samratchattopadhyay3057 2 роки тому +22

      @Meeko - hasn't seen grass since 2020 impressed by both the Triggerfish & technology dear. ☺️

    • @samratchattopadhyay3057
      @samratchattopadhyay3057 2 роки тому +7

      @Meeko - hasn't seen grass since 2020 hahahaha...well said "pouring water into the ocean". I agree. 😀🤝🏼

    • @dinglehops491
      @dinglehops491 2 роки тому +2

      @@samratchattopadhyay3057 it is coo, but, simply a drone underwater. I love the robots with cameras they put up in random areas though. Good watches.

    • @arodriguez8762
      @arodriguez8762 2 роки тому +5

      Just gopro camera 😅

  • @soumayukihira679
    @soumayukihira679 2 роки тому +385

    Nature has its way of keeping everything balance and taking good care of itself.

    • @kiddfaith4397
      @kiddfaith4397 2 роки тому +7

      Definitely, and it can take a lot for that balance to be upset.

    • @TheBirdandWilderShow
      @TheBirdandWilderShow 2 роки тому +1

      I'm agree with you

    • @kiddfaith4397
      @kiddfaith4397 2 роки тому +26

      @Tech Priestess Micaela
      For sure; and those changes towards balance can effect the land itself. Take a look at what happened after the wolves in the Yellowstone area were killed off by humans. The ungulate population (deer and elk) exploded and changed their behaviour patterns, feeding in one area until there was nothing left to eat, instead of staying on the move because of a primary predator (coyotes weren’t much of a threat). The gradual destruction of trees and brush drove away most of the bird and small animal population, and increased erosion so much that water routes like rivers and streams changed course. This led to entire areas becoming barren.
      Nature changed and adapted extremely dramatically until wolves were reintroduced, and once they were, the swift and restorative change back to what the overall plant, land and animal diversity once was, was just a dramatic. It’s a perfect example of a trophic cascade involving the food chain.

    • @absolstoryoffiction6615
      @absolstoryoffiction6615 2 роки тому +1

      @@kiddfaith4397
      Which makes me wonder... Can humans replicate that ecosystem for other planets? We will have to leave Earth one day, and sadly, even the human race is not ready nor prepared to leave Terra.
      ... I suppose everything has a purpose but we must realize the end in order to begin. Without doing so. We become blind to the short nature of our time. Thus begins our self extinction once more.
      (By "our", I don't mean just the human race. In the end, is it truly fair that everything must cease to function at the final hour of time?... I believe there is a way out of this cosmic illusion, but everything must last long enough to reach the End. Beyond flesh and stone. The grand world can be whole once more. No longer divided, no longer separated, and I can finally rest in peace, knowing that this dimension can exist beyond fracture... ... ... Although, maybe this dimension was never meant to be the One. Then I must move on. I won't have time to burry the souls of this dimension after it ends. The other paths must begin even when it means that apocalypse has arrived, the eradication of existence itself.)
      ... Not that this world is concerned about it. It isn't their life who will witness what I mean since their time is already sealed...

    • @peeboo08
      @peeboo08 2 роки тому +7

      Until humans exist

  • @SuperSonic3557
    @SuperSonic3557 2 роки тому +69

    2:08The Titan Triggerfish didn't even bother to eat the starfish. It just spat its chunks out of disrespect.

    • @raphaelnej8387
      @raphaelnej8387 2 роки тому +17

      it s not its fault, fishes cannot pay respect to anything or anyone. They don’t have an F key.

    • @larryjohnny
      @larryjohnny 4 місяці тому +4

      true but it’s great precut food FoR all the others who couldn’t attack the spiny starfish..

    • @Star-lv1gk
      @Star-lv1gk 3 місяці тому +1

      He disrespected the starfish.

  • @kalonjah911
    @kalonjah911 2 роки тому +208

    Scuba Diver 1: There’s a shark over there
    Scuba Diver 2: Cool!
    Scuba Diver 1: There’s a titan trigger fish over there
    Scuba Diver 2: EVERYONE OUT OF THE WATER!!

    • @lambdadelta8172
      @lambdadelta8172 2 роки тому +1

      why worry about sharks

    • @everettduncan7543
      @everettduncan7543 2 роки тому +5

      @@lambdadelta8172 almost all sharks know you're not food if hye see the scuba gear.

  • @feliperamedeiros
    @feliperamedeiros 2 роки тому +88

    that sea star was obliterated by the triggerfish 😮 he even spits the crushed remains 🤣

    • @4635683763
      @4635683763 2 роки тому +2

      My favourite moment! 😄

    • @evilsharkey8954
      @evilsharkey8954 2 роки тому +5

      Other sea creatures will happily clean up the remains.

    • @raphaelnej8387
      @raphaelnej8387 2 роки тому

      this is not cruel since the fish was not aware that eating this creature would kill it 👌

  • @Peterrdee
    @Peterrdee 2 роки тому +296

    Props to the divers brave enough to be in the water with these fiesty fishy’s

    • @eisenklad
      @eisenklad 2 роки тому +46

      agreed, these fish basically have metal cutters in their mouth. combined with their aggressive territorial behavior, divers should stay away from them unless they want to end up ith a missing digit or a hole in their body.

    • @Julianna_w
      @Julianna_w 2 роки тому +14

      During a snorkeling outing many years ago my group happened to see one....and immediately gotten their asses out of the water 😄

    • @tomatodamashi
      @tomatodamashi 2 роки тому +17

      @@eisenklad You are highly unlikely to lose a finger. Although their bite does contain a poison so it should be treated. You just keep your eye on them and maintain a horizontal distance from their territory. It's really not that big of a deal.
      What's interesting is that their territory is an inverted cone from their nesting ground (where they are aggressive) to the surface. Most divers make the mistake of trying to escape vertically to the surface (which is still in their territory), when really you just move a few metres horizontally and you're fine.

    • @falconi786
      @falconi786 2 роки тому +1

      I've come across a few large ones in Mauritius while diving there this year....none of them attacked me.

    • @Julianna_w
      @Julianna_w 2 роки тому

      @@falconi786 I heard that the females tend to be the aggressive ones when they are protecting their young. Of course we won't be nosey enough to find out if she has popped out some babies huh

  • @mjallenuk
    @mjallenuk 2 роки тому +83

    If only all the world could appreciate just this one moment of perfect balance ... where would we be then?

    • @clashcanada8845
      @clashcanada8845 2 роки тому

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_nature

    • @washemoamadah4706
      @washemoamadah4706 2 роки тому +1

      There is no equilibrium in nature, and that is what makes our world so beautiful.

    • @Criss0821
      @Criss0821 2 роки тому

      @@washemoamadah4706 There is no equilibrium? Everything in nature is about equilibrium, one thing off, one species missing and a whole ecosystem suffers the consequences

    • @washemoamadah4706
      @washemoamadah4706 2 роки тому +2

      @@Criss0821
      equilibrium - A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system.
      evolution - A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.
      For nature to be both in a equilibrium and in a state of evolution would mean that everyone single species on this earth would have to adapt and evolve equally, and if one single specie would gain a upper hand the system would not be in a equilibrium. If a single organism would go extinct it would be proof that the system have been in a state of disequilibrium.
      There is no perfect balance, or we would simply not exist. Your thinking about natural ecological balance, and that is something completly different.

    • @Criss0821
      @Criss0821 2 роки тому

      @@washemoamadah4706 that's a very literal way of taking the meaning of equilibrium, plus it is a word that can apply to a lot of things

  • @peekaboo8967
    @peekaboo8967 Рік тому +5

    1:52 "damn what happened here"

  • @NaturalBiotopes
    @NaturalBiotopes 2 роки тому +130

    I love the underwater world, it strikes with its mystery, it's a different world, it's like another planet. I also shoot the underwater world when I can.

    • @relaxingsnatury7742
      @relaxingsnatury7742 2 роки тому +1

      No

    • @semyontatarinov22
      @semyontatarinov22 2 роки тому +1

      Yes

    • @cupidok2768
      @cupidok2768 2 роки тому +2

      Omg their teeth looo human

    • @NiceDude24
      @NiceDude24 2 роки тому +4

      @Alex Robinson By shoot he means filming I guess

    • @davelundergoesunder
      @davelundergoesunder 2 роки тому +2

      I'm glad that you get a chance to film underwater. I do the same. It has many challenges, but I love it as I'm sure you do. I think I'm getting a little better with time.

  • @mitsu6452
    @mitsu6452 2 роки тому +49

    Trigger fish: “Perfectly balanced. As all things should be.”
    Humans: *”We’ll see about that.”*

  • @maharathy
    @maharathy 2 роки тому +235

    For the coral reef they are the real tooth fairy.

  • @greghelton4668
    @greghelton4668 Рік тому +6

    I’ve seen triggers take small bites out of octopuses. Pretty cool to see the color on the angry octopus change while being attacked.

  • @aeydra
    @aeydra 2 роки тому +225

    I wasn't prepared for this level of violence 😳 fish's got teeth and knows how to use them 😲

    • @louis18th
      @louis18th 2 роки тому +20

      When ure diving and see this dude, u better stay out of it cuz it’s territorial

    • @RachelG1979
      @RachelG1979 2 роки тому +3

      saw that one lower tooth first and thought damn what an underbite.

    • @crankatorium
      @crankatorium 2 роки тому +8

      @@RachelG1979 those things will chomp your finger clean off

  • @tjmmcd1
    @tjmmcd1 Рік тому +2

    The narrator doesn't seem to notice this. However, @2:00 and onward, we see the triggerfish KILLING the coral-eating, 'crown of thorns' strarfish. We see the triggerfish actually SPITTING-OUT mouthfuls of the starfish; NOT EATING IT, but killing it! Somehow, the triggerfish KNOWS that this starfish is eating its habitat. Amazing how nature works to keep a balanced ecosystem.

  • @Sweet4Swirllix
    @Sweet4Swirllix Рік тому +19

    They protect the reef and are great parents, how wonderful is that 🤩

  • @tinawilstrup955
    @tinawilstrup955 Рік тому +8

    How very interesting! Not only the part about the thorny devils, but the fact that they protect their eggs as a couple 🥰

  • @rakkurankaiyo
    @rakkurankaiyo 2 роки тому +39

    Wow! Finally something is helping this overgrowth of coral reef destruction.

    • @JoveRogers97
      @JoveRogers97 2 роки тому +6

      The titan triggerfish has been doing this the whole time, my friend

    • @eddydiyartcraft6780
      @eddydiyartcraft6780 2 роки тому +2

      @@JoveRogers97 we all should hail titan triggerfish's power!!!

    • @antonytheocharidis9576
      @antonytheocharidis9576 2 роки тому +2

      You should look up "robots against crown of thorns starfish" you'll be amazed

    • @apdroidgeek1737
      @apdroidgeek1737 Рік тому +1

      Theres also some triton snail who eats them

  • @diwa2360
    @diwa2360 Рік тому +7

    I've had an adult triggerfish come at me and it was terrifying (was surface swimming and didn't realize we had crossed over a nest), but they're mesmerizing when you give them space

  • @briancole1950
    @briancole1950 Рік тому +6

    Titan Trigger is a beauty! The parental care for their eggs was of little surprise. Anyone who has kept a breeding pair of cichlids in an aquarium is fully aware how dedicated a pair can be.

  • @DM-gy3ce
    @DM-gy3ce 2 роки тому +6

    Remember being chased by Titans numerous times in the Red Sea whilst inadvertently swimming over their nests. Scarier than any shark

  • @xtreme1002003
    @xtreme1002003 2 роки тому +13

    True to its name, this titan of a fish gets triggered, specifically by urchins and crown-of-thorns starfish.

  • @BoulderPwner
    @BoulderPwner 2 роки тому +2

    1:38
    Squidward trying to eat a krabby patty

  • @aves4081
    @aves4081 2 роки тому +81

    Coral reefs are absolutely worth saving!

  • @masrisyal8714
    @masrisyal8714 2 роки тому +5

    "aggressively defends corral reefs"
    also Tigerfish : *eyeballing 360°*

  • @mikat8062
    @mikat8062 2 роки тому +5

    I love the little flute trilling while the mother is flapping her fins lol

  • @xtherealest
    @xtherealest 2 роки тому +15

    Saw a lot of them in the red sea. Everyday I would see maybe from 3-5 titan triggerfish sometimes even more. I filmed them when they were pretty close to the camera and never got attacked by one but they can be territorial for sure. I remember first time visiting Egypt and there was one spot and there was a huge one. Me and my mom were snorkeling and my dad was just swimming and he got to his territory and he attacked. He told us after we came out of the water and at that time we didn't know what could it be and then I remembered that there is the big triggerfish so I looked it up and found out that it's a real thing that they attack humans. Nothing happened to my dad but he said that when he bumped into his leg he thought that his knee is going to get dislocated. Rather watch out for these guys. When they bump into you full speed it's not going to be very nice. They definitely aren't the smallest in the ocean they get up to like 75 cm and I'd say that the one that was on the spot was maybe 65-70 cm so it wasn't a small one.

  • @rutwikkhandeshe8910
    @rutwikkhandeshe8910 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you BBC for this awesome footage

  • @inertiaking1
    @inertiaking1 2 роки тому +19

    It's nice to hear that even the crown of thorns and sea urchins are important species for their ecosystems

  • @TheDankShrimp
    @TheDankShrimp Рік тому +3

    I love how he starts to carefully break the needles and then proceed to furiously destroy the urchid.

  • @chaweelorona2017
    @chaweelorona2017 10 місяців тому +2

    I hope those fish get preserved, they play an important role in the ecosystem ❤

  • @holliegould3463
    @holliegould3463 2 роки тому +10

    love that everything has it's own individual role in maintaining nature's balance 🥰

  • @edwardharris9346
    @edwardharris9346 2 роки тому +5

    Titan trigger fish when it finds a sea urchin: TRIGGERED

  • @mariadaluzmoutinho5701
    @mariadaluzmoutinho5701 2 роки тому +45

    É com cada vídeo mais incrível!! Os corais são tão belos e uma diversidade de peixes espectacular ...Este casal intrinsecamente ligado para a futura descendência e continuar a cuidar e defender os corais em vias de desaparecerem!! Esta beleza tão importante é colorida que dá vida ao oceano ...Que seria do planeta sem oceanos vivos?!!?

    • @Rs9z.
      @Rs9z. 2 роки тому +3

      Bunda

  • @TheBirdandWilderShow
    @TheBirdandWilderShow 2 роки тому +1

    BBC Earth, YOU'RE A TRUE LEGEND.

  • @Jsb078
    @Jsb078 2 роки тому +5

    Everything in nature has its job to do and it’s completely fascinating.

  • @mayasarmonia3257
    @mayasarmonia3257 2 роки тому +50

    I didn't know triggerfish is also a COT predator. Interesting to know that giant tritons aren't the only ones naturally capable of managing COT population

    • @nokiot9
      @nokiot9 2 роки тому +2

      Naturally things will evolve to exploit thEm as a food source because of the over abundance. It’s just how evolution works

    • @nokiot9
      @nokiot9 2 роки тому

      Also- I’ve heard that unless the whole thing is destroyed, even a single arm can regenerate into a new star. Is that true?

    • @mayasarmonia3257
      @mayasarmonia3257 2 роки тому

      @@nokiot9 Not entirely sure if this is true. I think there's a specific organ in a starfish (as a species) that when destroyed, they'll die but if not and a limb is cut off, it can regrow?

    • @tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916
      @tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916 2 роки тому +2

      @@nokiot9 I've seen videos of a starfish (no idea which kind specifically) ripped off it's own limbs, grew another one, and in some instances; that limb had enough to grow an entirely new starfish.

    • @keziahsarajohn4160
      @keziahsarajohn4160 2 роки тому

      @@mayasarmonia3257 true the limbs can regenerate

  • @thecinemagician
    @thecinemagician 2 роки тому +4

    "What should we call it?"
    "Idk, it's got funny teeth..."
    ...
    "Did that fish just look angry to you?"

  • @JesBdoinItAgain
    @JesBdoinItAgain 3 місяці тому +1

    The Titan Triggerfish is the ocean equivalent of that one farmer who's sitting outside all day, shotgun in hand, waiting for that specific vermin that's been destroying his land

  • @redrumjoe666
    @redrumjoe666 2 роки тому +8

    I encountered one in Palau at the turn of the century. I had no idea there was such a thing, and it was the same dive that I first experienced nitrogen narcosis. That was a wild dive.
    A week later, a friend of mine encountered one in a spot not very far from where I saw one, and it perforated his first stage hose between the regulator and the pressure gauge - dive over. Thank God he was only 60 feet from the surface.

  • @rlycervano8934
    @rlycervano8934 2 роки тому +1

    That fish be like
    ' you picked the wrong house, fool! '

  • @lyric8006
    @lyric8006 2 роки тому +14

    My heart skips a beat whenever I see a crown of thorns or a lion fish destroyed❣️

  • @adventureburns1141
    @adventureburns1141 2 роки тому +4

    One time I took a pretty gnarly bite from a trigger fish, it even drew blood! I can definitely empathize with those starfish!

  • @jordanahamed4316
    @jordanahamed4316 2 роки тому +13

    I wish more BBC Earth content was available in Canada

    • @yy-sf1xq
      @yy-sf1xq 2 роки тому +1

      I can only recommend getting a VPN (some are 1$/month) and watch some stuff on their website. The new series "green planet" is incredible.

  • @mrcrowe1848
    @mrcrowe1848 2 роки тому +3

    1:15
    "m'lady"

  • @rajacichlid251
    @rajacichlid251 2 роки тому +6

    I love titan triggerfish. What a personality 😁😁😁

  • @steyrauggun
    @steyrauggun 2 роки тому +10

    On the behalf of Thai people, I apologize for the mention of pollution our country did to the nature. I just wish people do care more about nature before it’s out of balance and too late to bring it back :(

  • @Sacred_Korok69
    @Sacred_Korok69 2 роки тому +12

    Can we just talk about how strange this fish looks with human-like teeth? Its somehow unsettling

  • @kevinbwillson4161
    @kevinbwillson4161 Рік тому

    Triggerfish are my Heroes Thanks BBC for all the Wonderful teaching protecting you all do for our World

  • @alwaysright6358
    @alwaysright6358 2 роки тому +7

    Those trigger fish have a unique method of propulsion. They don't even need to use their pectoral fin or wiggle their bodies to move through water.

  • @lyndseystrait1513
    @lyndseystrait1513 Рік тому +2

    I never knew these creatures existed but the footage is amazing! Very cool video!

  • @serybuff
    @serybuff 2 роки тому +12

    Nature is amazing

  • @JTBassvocals
    @JTBassvocals 5 місяців тому

    That fish really went up to that starfish and gave it the GTA "You picked the wrong house fool" treatment.

  • @mr.nihilist1069
    @mr.nihilist1069 2 роки тому +8

    awesome fish, but such jerks when they are nesting... been diving for 20 years and they are among the very few creatures i actively avoid.

  • @vivalabad6
    @vivalabad6 2 роки тому +2

    OMG when it started chomping the sea urchin I was taken aback, wasn't expecting that

  • @jamesroad316
    @jamesroad316 2 роки тому +19

    Nature really has many ways to balance herself

    • @relaxingsnatury7742
      @relaxingsnatury7742 2 роки тому

      Ajoyib

    • @clashcanada8845
      @clashcanada8845 2 роки тому

      that’s a myth sadly. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_nature

    • @raphaelnej8387
      @raphaelnej8387 2 роки тому

      Wikipedia is indeed the sharpest fact checker : « The balance of nature, as a theory, has been largely discredited by scientists working in ecology, as it has been found that constant disturbances leading to chaotic and dynamic changes are the norm in nature.[5] During the later half of the 20th century, it was superseded by catastrophe theory and chaos theory.[6] Nevertheless, the idea maintains popularity amongst the general public. »
      Thanks for sharing

    • @raphaelnej8387
      @raphaelnej8387 2 роки тому

      here the ecosystem has been profoundly changed by human pollution. It increased the amount of starfish and thus of triggerfish. And it will probably lead to more unpredictable serious changes in the ecosystem. Life is resilient tho.

  • @Lovetheducks
    @Lovetheducks 4 місяці тому

    Trigger fish are no joke. Always one of the coolest fish in any aquarium. We should be thankful they are on the smaller side or they would be a problem.

  • @simonlee8154
    @simonlee8154 2 роки тому +4

    Long live to Titan Tigerfish.

  • @roamwithboss
    @roamwithboss 8 місяців тому +1

    Main enemies that can handle population of Crown-of-Throne are napoleon wrasse, triggerfish and Titan sea snail. Titan sea snail plummet in my area by over catching for appetite and shell collection. Many dive spot titan trigger still remain.Normally, they are harmless except in mating season that they are so aggressive and always chase any approaching intruders vicinity their nest.They occasionally injure diver by formidable teeth.Personally, fiver should aware of this fish than any shark.

  • @bababab6906
    @bababab6906 2 роки тому +6

    Goofy ah fish 💀

  • @juancarlocustodio8468
    @juancarlocustodio8468 2 роки тому +1

    So it's not only the Gian Triton Snail (Charonia tritonis) that preys on Crown of Thorns...amazing!

  • @iveylunetteroth
    @iveylunetteroth 2 роки тому +6

    I love the way their fins move 😍 so unique never see Anything like it before

  • @rspen2142
    @rspen2142 Рік тому

    That fish just gave literal definition to, "Chewing them up and spitting them out!"

  • @WildlifeThroughLens
    @WildlifeThroughLens 2 роки тому +15

    Incredible 💙

  • @ttttttttp2
    @ttttttttp2 2 роки тому +1

    Did I see Dory hanging out with the mom by her eggs? I can imagine her talking mom's ear off about how cute her egg kids are

  • @kelisurfs247
    @kelisurfs247 2 роки тому +6

    We need more of them put on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and everywhere else that reefs are being killed.

    • @tylervanpeursem7627
      @tylervanpeursem7627 3 місяці тому

      While that is good intention, they'd likely become an invasive species and do more harm than good

  • @ALA87
    @ALA87 2 роки тому +1

    This video really shows how everything is interconnected and interdependent. We need to protect every level life on the planet.

  • @twinflowerfioretta
    @twinflowerfioretta 2 роки тому +14

    Incredible underwater world ! 💙 ....some fish can fly (Exocoetidae, they can glide in the air just above the water) and Trigger fish are amazing cleaners with powerful teeth, and can bite horrible painful a snorkeling human, when entering the breeding ground.... 😁 Thanks, great BBC Earth 🙏

  • @smokeandkippers
    @smokeandkippers 2 роки тому +1

    I was diving in Koh Tao. We went out to the edge of a 10m coral drop off. I inverted and started drifting downwards. Looking at all the stunning wildlife I saw a small cave coming up next. As my face came level with the cave a blur smashed into my face and broke my mask. My mask filled with water and white mucus from my nose. I ascended and swam back to the dive boat. Back on the boat they put an ice compress on my face and by the time the rest of the group had been rounded up and we headed back I had two massive black eyes and my eyes were completely bloodshot. Luckily it turned out that my nose wasn’t broken even though it had taken the brunt of the impact. That was a triggerfish.

  • @multipletanksyndrome
    @multipletanksyndrome 2 роки тому +30

    The sepia tone coral reef hurts my heart. How sad what we've done to this planet.

    • @JordiRFernandez
      @JordiRFernandez 2 роки тому +3

      That is their natural color. They fluoresce only under UV, which there is little of at any depth.

    • @multipletanksyndrome
      @multipletanksyndrome 2 роки тому

      @@JordiRFernandez Just look at any underwater documentary from the 90s, and you'll see a noticable difference. I'm an aquarium keeper. I know what corals look like under UV. That's not what I'm talking about. ua-cam.com/video/wbNeIn3vVKM/v-deo.html

    • @bugidisnereye9659
      @bugidisnereye9659 2 роки тому

      Bencede çok üzücü.insanların yapmış oldukları zulümlere bu dünya nasıl dayanıyor.çıkarları için yapmıyacakları kötülük yok.Kuranda Rabbimiz hep haber veriyor.onlar kendilerini ilah edinmişlerdir,dünyada hep fesat çıkarırlar diyor.Aslında insanlar Kur'an'ı hayat düsturu edinseler Dünya yaşanılır bir yer olurdu.İslam güzeldir.huzurdur.dünyadaki yanlış İslam algısınıda bu kötü niyetli insanlar çıkarmadımı?

  • @Stephen85
    @Stephen85 Рік тому

    Triggerfish are one of my favorites for the dinner table! When I use to work on charter boats I use to get to keep all of the fish throats and trigger fish throats are absolutely the best eating thing on the reef!

  • @KidKerai
    @KidKerai 2 роки тому +4

    My new fav fish 🤩 looks so tough lol

    • @MChell87
      @MChell87 2 роки тому +1

      Hehehe looksnso derpy. Dangerous but so derpy

  • @YearningMemories
    @YearningMemories Рік тому +1

    Thank you for your service sir

  • @1life_Only
    @1life_Only 2 роки тому +8

    Basically everyone loves coral reefs except us polluting, destructing humans

  • @marymary4868
    @marymary4868 2 роки тому +2

    it seems to me coral reefs are little more than an extension of dry land and that this area too deserves respect ... it's hard to imagine the disappointment one might feel in seeing a full-blown healthy coral reef disrespected in such fundamental ways, but this notion that man is on the right track borders on the ridiculous.

  • @coolpoolbymatthew
    @coolpoolbymatthew 2 роки тому +5

    Wow what an amazing animal!!

  • @Th0ughtf0rce
    @Th0ughtf0rce 4 місяці тому +1

    I can't help but imagine the fish speaking with a cockney accent.

  • @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457
    @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 2 роки тому +5

    Wish if those tigerfish also attacked humans who destroy the coral reef.

  • @nailigniststarzear6689
    @nailigniststarzear6689 8 місяців тому

    I love when it just split it out like "this shit is trash don't worth eating"

  • @Hyporama
    @Hyporama 2 роки тому +4

    animals that used to be foreign seem more familiar now

  • @grildrago
    @grildrago 2 роки тому

    Coral: omg, thanks for helping us!
    Trigger fish: what? I just eating lunch

  • @cornvv211
    @cornvv211 2 роки тому +2

    Travis Scott?

  • @spongeman1512
    @spongeman1512 2 роки тому +1

    Titan trigger fish: well hello sea urchin
    Sea urchin: chilling
    Trigger fish teeth: *your free trial of spike has ended*

  • @102hem
    @102hem 2 роки тому +13

    We need populate this titan fish and also protect them from human

  • @ahmedofficialwarner
    @ahmedofficialwarner Рік тому +1

    Even animals live by the family and know their roles ❤️ سبحان الله

  • @fjdkfdfjdf33
    @fjdkfdfjdf33 2 роки тому +4

    Isn't overfishing of the trigger fish destabilizing the reef ecosystem?

  • @Littleboy31742
    @Littleboy31742 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful fish and ocean.thank from Thailand sir🙏🇹🇭

  • @Lotofrot
    @Lotofrot 2 роки тому +4

    Now I know deep inside Travis Scott there is a positive character.

  • @_keeley_
    @_keeley_ 2 роки тому

    Her voice is so soothing. I can listen to all day.