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Caiman Searching for its Next Meal | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth

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Spectacled caiman linger below these storks, waiting for a meal to fall out of the sky… Celebrate 20 years of Planet Earth. Head over to the webpage to find out more: https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/planet-earth Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news, updates and exclusives from BBC Earth https://www.bbcearth.com/newsletter #PlanetEarth #DavidAttenborough #PE20 Watch more: Best of BBC Earth 🌍 https://bit.ly/BestOfBBCEarth Best Animal Fights 🥊 https://bit.ly/BestAnimalFights Videos over 10 minutes ⏰ https://bit.ly/3SHJCEJ Planet Earth III 🌍 https://bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIIPlaylist Frozen Planet II ❄️ https:/bit.ly/FrozenPlanetIIPlaylist Blue Planet II in 4K 🌊 https://bit.ly/BluePlanetII4kPlaylist Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this. This is a commercial page from BBC Studios. Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx

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taylorsmith924
taylorsmith924 1 month ago

Somehow I was expecting Mama Bird to drop a fish or two ... naaah LOL Scary reptile things gotta eat, too.

ashleyjames985
ashleyjames985 1 month ago

Hey BBC Earth channel, upload more videos of Tigers, Elephants, Lions, and Crocodiles, those are good and I like them.

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mandy_butler 1 month ago

I mean I knew one of them might die but damn.. 1:44

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eshana.modi 1 month ago

This is absolutely breathtaking — every single frame tells a story. The patience and vision behind this is truly remarkable. 🙏 If you allow me, I would love to invite you to watch my own cinematic mini documentary — DEEP — The Orca. A story about family, intelligence, and survival in the Arctic. Entirely my own project, created with a lot of passion. No pressure at all — just one storyteller sharing with another. 🖤

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corinne.daniel 1 month ago

"As a veteran documentary producer and the director of 'ProtoWild,' I am deeply moved by the scientific integrity of this footage. We are currently building a 16K digital archive of extinct species based on strict 'Pure Realism.' Your work provides immense value to researchers like us who strive to bridge the gap between history and visual reality. Thank you for this remarkable reference."

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carrie.chambers 1 month ago

The thumbnail 0_0

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harryjames211 1 month ago

Wait which series was this?

paulvaleon6
paulvaleon6 1 month ago

David is basically showing you. Respect the planet, respect the animals. Then u get a lot of extra time on Earth

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josué_costela 1 month ago

0:25 Roseate Spoonbill❤ 1:55 We can imagine it but Jaguar is the predator of Caiman😊

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courtneyatlas82 1 month ago

That looks fake

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silvia_garcía 1 month, 1 week ago

Foot & claw shapes of spoonbill are not typically suitable for perching on branches. Nonetheless, the species is successful with its nesting system. Adaptation?

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karen_larson 1 month, 1 week ago

Happy birthday david Attenborough 🎉🎉🎉

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dawn_horton 1 month, 1 week ago

Amazones, PANTANAL ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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william_grant 1 month, 1 week ago

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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vasudha_khanna 1 month, 1 week ago

why would an adult be so clumsy and not in a hurry to get off the ground?

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karen_larson 1 month, 1 week ago

In Pantanal Marsh ....Caimano is King 🐊

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shawn.henderson 1 month, 1 week ago

Magnificent beauty

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daniel_garcia 1 month, 1 week ago

It’s incredible to see how a caiman can remain so still, almost becoming part of the landscape itself. This level of focus is truly one of nature’s most impressive feats of adaptation.

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rolando_zayas 1 month, 1 week ago

I can’t stop watching how the caiman lingers waiting for a meal the patience is almost terrifying. Is this survival strategy or pure cold calculation?

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joão.costa 1 month, 1 week ago

The patience of the Caiman waiting for prey is fascinating in the wild sometimes silence is the deadliest weapon