Review of Hunting

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As an animal, the biggest problem it faces when it is not disturbed by humans is eating. In order to solve this problem, they crossed the sea and showed their magical powers. Some rely on innate skills to have super individual combat capabilities. Although some individuals are very weak, they can still perfectly capture prey with the strength of the team. Others rely on patience and wisdom to solve their own survival problems.

No matter the land or sea, no matter the desert wasteland, no matter whether it is as powerful as a Kunpeng or as small as an ant. As a being born on earth, perhaps they do not have the strong emotions and wise philosophical thinking that humans do. But they are equally tenacious, equally hardworking, and equally eager to live. This is the mission of genes to all living things on earth. Although it was difficult, they still accomplished this mission.

Compared with the evolution of humans to such an intelligent point, it takes too long for animals and even other creatures to evolve to what they are today, mastering such a survival skill. Although we are also living hard, our hard work pales in comparison to their hard work. Although our destiny cannot be controlled by ourselves, we can still control their destiny to a certain extent. Why can't we give a little patience and care to these companions who have been with us since ancient times, and let us come from ancient times and go to the future together.

Writing this, I suddenly thought of robots and artificial intelligence. From the perspective of the entire earth, the evolution of humans can be said to be accelerated compared to animals, so the evolution of robots can be said to be at the speed of light. One day in the future, when robots evolve and mature, how will they view and treat us humans?

Sideburns

Although Sideburns are not as capable as cheetahs in individual combat, teamwork allows them to hunt prey much larger than themselves, with a relatively high hunting success rate. But teamwork means that the food needed is also multiple times.

Mantis

The forelimbs of the mantis can strike ten times faster than the blink of an eye, and it is the only insect known to have three-dimensional vision.

Darwin's Bark Spider

There is a kind of web-making spider called Darwin's Bark Spider that grows along the river in the Madagascar rainforest. The prey it preys on is on the other side of the river. It can With the help of the wind, a 25-meter-long silk bridge is sprayed out, and it can also weave the world's largest orb spider web.

Polar Bears

Under the pressure of climate warming, polar bears even climb extremely dangerous seaside cliffs to eat bird eggs and chicks when the ice melts in summer.

Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees are also animals that rely on teams to hunt. In the process of hunting monkeys, there is a clear division of labor, some are driving away, and some are squatting on the escape route... Even with such superb hunting skills, their hunting success rate is only 50%.

Army Ants

Army ants have a 100% hunting success rate. They fight at the level of millions of units and capture 30,000 prey every day. The team division of labor is more developed and detailed. Even waste disposal has been taken into consideration. Fortunately, ants are small, otherwise they would definitely become the rulers of the earth.

A fish that can fall in love with seabirds

There is also a flying fish that can fly more than 600 meters with the help of the wind.

Super Operation - Cross-species Hunting

I have to mention the part about hunting sardines. Although the sardine's escape technique of following the movements of its companions is already perfect, it cannot withstand too many enemies. In order to enjoy this feast in the sea, tuna, dolphins, sea lions, and sharks joined forces to form a super army to encircle and suppress sardines.

Blue whale

Blue whale is really a species. Only the vast ocean can breed such a great species. The film crew spent two years filming the blue whale, and the first year ended in failure. This kind of patience and perseverance, and the spirit of never giving up to achieve the goal, is really worth learning from the tour guides and teams that shoot documentaries in my country.

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I have to say that the documentary produced by the BBC is really well shot! Very attractive and interesting.

The picture is very textured, and many shots are particularly artistic (the kingly image of a lion with its hair fluttering in the wind, the smooth lines of the blue whale and its gentleness that blends with the sea, etc.) , in short, it is a blockbuster episode after episode.

Not only that, it can make people laugh, especially the lizard with slippery hands, which I went back to watch several times; it can also make people cry, because those animals that were tightly strangled by the wire were so innocent. It makes people feel distressed; it also makes people think. Especially the seaweed fish that impressed me deeply. Although it lives in the water, it cannot swim, so it can only live in a clump of sargassum and cannot leave. At first, I thought about its existence. What is the meaning of it, but after seeing it trying its best to disguise itself to catch prey, I understood that it is just survival, how is it different from humans.

What I like most is the behind-the-scenes filming of each episode and the last episode. There are so many people who are deeply obsessed with and love animals and nature, dedicating their time or even their whole life to make animals More people understand and protect nature.

It does not just stop at recording and display, but also carries exploration and expectations for the future.

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I haven’t cried while watching a documentary for a long time. My tear level is not low, but I cry every time I listen to the symphony. Part 4 is about marine life (undoubtedly my current favorite) - I cried because it was difficult for the predators to catch food; I cried because the hunted ones tried their best to escape; I cried because survival was so difficult and difficult. It was so short; I cried because of the determination and will to survive, and the final end of the road with no way to escape. No matter how considerate an animal is (sea lions, dolphins, seals, etc.), it will definitely show its ferocious and cruel side with bared teeth in the face of life and death and instinct.

Why watch documentaries? Because of the lack of manpower and material resources, lack of hardware (diving and shooting equipment, tools, boats, etc.) and software (professional knowledge, inside information, etc.). Because I don’t have professional photography skills, zoological knowledge, or dedication. Being a human is lucky but also painful, because the purpose of some animals' lives is just to survive, find food, and avoid being hunted by predators all day long. Their short life has passed like this, but as human beings, they have more freedom and choices, whether it is the place to live, the people to accompany them, the means of making a living, the length of life, etc. Thinking of this, I burst into tears again. . .

This documentary has undoubtedly become one of my favorites again. The graphics and music are top notch. The knowledge is not deep, but you can still learn some. In particular, the hardships of those photographers and zoologists who jointly shoot are unimaginable. In the extremely cold deep sea, I have searched, waited, soaked and returned countless times without success. Finally, at a magical time when the weather and animals just happened to cooperate, these precious high-definition images that are comparable to movie quality were captured.

"David Attenborough once again teamed up with the BBC to launch a new documentary, created by the "Planet Earth" team, to comprehensively show the dramatic moments of animals in the process of foraging, and for the first time revealed the South American miasma and humpback whales The film crew's hunting behavior also borrowed clips from movies and dramas to give the audience a convincing impression. The film crew's footprints were all over the rainforest, permafrost, oceans, grasslands, polar regions, and typical ecological environments, and they were also recorded. The music is composed by Steven Price, the composer of "Gravity", about the efforts of various scientists and environmentalists to protect endangered animals.

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