Planet Earth 2

[belleair302]

The dedication of nature photography is amazing. The length these people will go to and their patience is staggering. We benefit but what a life.

[TerryThomas]

Never seen a lion hurl themselves at a giraffe like that!

[R1gtr]

TerryThomas said:

Never seen a lion hurl themselves at a giraffe like that!

Are my eyes deceiving me or do the lions have collars on?

[TerryThomas]

That butcherbird is some sort of twisted physco.

[TerryThomas]

R1gtr said:

TerryThomas said:

Never seen a lion hurl themselves at a giraffe like that!

Are my eyes deceiving me or do the lions have collars on?

I didn't notice but one or two of them may have collars to track the pride.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Anyone else feel that this series feels somewhat squeamish and reluctant to show the natural working of the food chain?

[MiniMan64]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Anyone else feel that this series feels somewhat squeamish and reluctant to show the natural working of the food chain?

Yup.

As for them Locusts....nope nope nope!

[R1gtr]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Anyone else feel that this series feels somewhat squeamish and reluctant to show the natural working of the food chain?

You are probably right but the older I get the softer I get and I hate to see any animal suffer.
I understand exactly how nature works and the savagery of it at times but I don't enjoy seeing it.
What this does best is the narrative and amazing photography, what a privilege to see some of these shots.

[ClockworkCupcake]

ash73 said:

Quite the opposite there is too much focus on the hunt, imo. It's all Attenborough seems interested in.

The hunt, perhaps, but rarely the conclusion of it.

[TerryThomas]

Good episode. Bats, scorpions and locusts can fk right off though.

[IanH755]

LENS FLARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's the only thing really annoying/distracting me so far, it's like JJ Abrams on steroids

[chilistrucker]

TerryThomas said:

Good episode. Bats, scorpions and locusts can fk right off though.

That bat, is bat st crazy

[Biker 1]

ClockworkCupcake said:

The hunt, perhaps, but rarely the conclusion of it.

Yep - what happened to all the gore they used to show?? Only good bits were the bat & the bird that impaled its prey on a cactus. But they only showed us the animals AFTER they were impaled - I would've like to have seen the entire process

[rehab71]

I'm sure that rather spectacular shot of the watering hole with the elephant, zebras etc. has appeared in another BBC nature show?

[dub16v]

I have to say, I was a little bored with last night's episode

[Dan_1981]

That swarm of locusts.

Wow.

[mr_fibuli]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Anyone else feel that this series feels somewhat squeamish and reluctant to show the natural working of the food chain?

It depends how cuddly the prey is - they had no problems showing that croc getting its skull crushed by the jaguar last week.

[ClockworkCupcake]

mr_fibuli said:

It depends how cuddly the prey is - they had no problems showing that croc getting its skull crushed by the jaguar last week.

Yes, indeed. I mentioned that at the time (I realise now that this is the second time I've raised the subject) and concluded that since the croc is perceived to be a 'baddie' they considered it just about ok.

But, on the whole, this serious does display a sort of cuddly squeamishness that I don't remember wildlife documentaries of old having. I rather suspect this is a comment on modern society.

[steviegunn]

rehab71 said:

I'm sure that rather spectacular shot of the watering hole with the elephant, zebras etc. has appeared in another BBC nature show?

Yes, it was from Africa with David Attenborough back in 2013.

[GG89]

dub16v said:

I have to say, I was a little bored with last night's episode

Same my mind was wandering which hasn't happened before with this series.