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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Tigers/Yellows => Topic started by: Abi1990 on August 08, 2019, 07:01:36 PM

Title: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: Abi1990 on August 08, 2019, 07:01:36 PM: Hi there!

My name is Abigail Brown, I work at the BBC Natural History Unit in the UK. I am working on the new landmark series called Planet Earth III and we are looking into filming tigerfish for our freshwater episode, more specifically the incredible discovery that tigerfish can hunt barn swallows in flight. This behaviour was first observed by scientists in Schroda Dam - see this link - https://www.nature.com/news/video-fish-leaps-to-catch-birds-on-the-wing-1.14496 (https://www.nature.com/news/video-fish-leaps-to-catch-birds-on-the-wing-1.14496).

I was wondering whether anybody here had heard of this behaviour before or, even better, has seen it? If so, I'd love to hear from you - where did you see it and when? Please do get in touch if you think you have any information on this behaviour - my email is abi.brown@bbc.co.uk

Thank you so much!

Abi
Title: Re: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: UmdlotiOnDad on August 08, 2019, 07:42:17 PM: Wow that's unbelievable!!!
Title: Re: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: FishStyx on August 09, 2019, 11:38:56 AM: I live quite close to Schroda and have heard of the phenomenon and seen the photos. I had the opportunity to fish the dam last year but sadly it never materialised due to red tape. Tigers are such voracious feeders that I can completely imagine them honing their skills to achieve this. I hope you manage to get more footage on this for broadcast... It will doubtless be fascinating.
Title: Re: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: Echo7 on August 10, 2019, 08:18:16 AM: Holy crap!! Nature never ceases to amaze me.
Title: Re: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: CRANKMAN on August 12, 2019, 08:42:25 AM: I was amazed by the footage when it first appeared. I have fished for Tigers my whole life, but never seen or heard of this feeding technique before this. I understand that Schroda is quite unique in that it is one of the smallest man made dams where Tigers have bred successfully - the small water body could have forced them to adapt to airborne food.

Shout if you need any assistants in Northern Limpopo, Fishstyx and myself could make ourselves available w;k
Title: Re: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: Rory mundy on August 12, 2019, 06:01:27 PM: as ace ventura says ""chicken of the cave""
Title: Re: BBC Planet Earth III filming - Help Required!
Post by: Grayfish on August 13, 2019, 06:33:08 AM: I have seen footage of Giant Trevally hunting seabirds. I suppose if those in the salt can do it, nothing prevents similar predatory behaviour in the fresh ?