>>>>>>>>>>I watched some of this last night. Its a BBC nature programme and it showed whales catching herrings using bubble nets (never heard of this before)
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>>>>>>>>>>http://www.alaskawhalefoundation.org/education/bubble_net/bubble_net_feeding.html
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>>>>>>>>>>Absolutely stunning TV
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>>>>>>>>>Wasn't it! When they were filming the herring bait ball being attacked from above and below by the birds, then suddenly, without warning or comment, the huge humpback whale mouth shot in from the side, took nearly all of it, and the whale went "Thanks for bringing them all together for me, chaps (BURP)" and off it popped.
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>>>>>>>>>Have seen footage of that whale form of corralling and fishing before - probably on one of the other David Attenborough major prod's - probably teh one on the Oceans a few years ago (The Big Blue?)
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>>>>>>>>Yes I had to rewind and watch it again when the whale just appeared and ate everything. I imagine a few seagulls went in as well
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>>>>>>>In the "making of" prog afterwards (named "Swallowed by a whale") where they discuss the problems, etc. of making the films, the cameraman was talking about this awesome event (that will live with him forever) and he'd mentioned about the danger of actually being eaten by the whale which was concentrating and intent on the bait ball. He said it was improbable and that he'd seen whales spit out accidentally grabbed seabirds.
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>>>>>>>Can you imagine it in the whale's mind: "Ugh! Feathers! Ptah!"
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>>>>>>If I recall what little I know about whales; if they can't get rid of something that size, they will probably choke to death because their throats are extremely small in relation to the size of their mouths.
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>>>>>Then there are people whose throats are extremely large in relation to the size of their brains....
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>>>>Hmmm... Have I just been insulted so subtlely that I'm not even sure about it? ;)
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>>>You don't have to worry about me being that subtle. I did not mean you. You like both jazz and baseball, so obviously there is nothing wrong with your brain ;-)
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>>Well that leaves just me or Nick, in this thread anyway ...
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>It honestly was not directed at anyone here. Anonymous slow-witted people in the public at large, that was all.

Public at large? Are you calling us fat?