Here in the South Atlantic the seas are the roughest on the planet. ibid.
The moon too has a great influence on life in the oceans. ibid
A journey to the very bottom of the deep sea, to an alien world never revealed before. It’s home to some of the strangest animals on Earth. David Attenborough, The Blue Planet II: The Deep
A twilight zone, a weird world of gloom where many animals have become transparent. ibid.
There’s a rich variety that live nowhere else but in the deep sea. ibid.
Deep sea jellies ... a spectacular firework display of colour. ibid.
The gulper eel ... can swallow prey as big as themselves. ibid.
Some fish in the dark zone have developed headlights. ibid.
The sun’s ray only have a direct effect on the top one hundred metres or so of the ocean. ibid.
Over half a mile down at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico they came to what appeared to be an underwater lake ... Hundreds of thousands of mussels ... Rich oasis of life totally independent of the sun’s energy. ibid.
These seas thousands of miles from nearest land are the most sterile on our planet. David Attenborough, The Blue Planet III: Open Ocean
Striped Marlin – voracious predators that can grow to three metres long. They hunt mainly in daylight. ibid.
Juvenile tuna join in the feeding frenzy. ibid.
Manta Ray – immense – five metres across. ibid.
When sail-fish become excited they change colour. ibid.
Predators and prey are locked in a deadly three-dimensional contest of hide and seek played out over immense distances. ibid.
The oceans are full of such wanderers riding the currents and doing their best to avoid enemies. ibid.
The heaviest bony fish in the sea: sun-fish. ibid.
The frozen seas are worlds unto themselves. Beneath their ceiling of ice, they have an eerie almost magical stillness. David Attenborough, The Blue Planet IV: Frozen Seas
The presence of bears affects the behaviour of almost all the animals here big and small. ibid.
Hooded seals also breed on pack-ice. ibid.
In late June and July narwhals arrive. ibid.
Antarctica ... This is the coldest, windiest place in the world. ibid.
Emperor Penguins: they endure the full force of the Antarctic storms. ibid.
The majestic humpback whales are also summer visitors. ibid.
There are some seas where fish swarm in millions. And plankton blossoms in vast clouds. The sheer quantity of life here is unmatched anywhere in the oceans. These are the most productive seas on Earth. They are the seasonal seas. David Attenborough, The Blue Planet V: Seasonal Seas
The seasonal seas border the temperate parts of the world where conditions change through the year. ibid.
Jellyfish: they may appear to be delicate as well as beautiful but they are deadly hunters. ibid.
Californian sea otters gather in the kelp forest. ibid.
There are birds which can dive. ibid.
A male leafy sea dragon ... He is carrying his partner’s eggs around with him. ibid.
A population of some 500 killer whales that specialise in hunting north Atlantic herring. ibid.
Coral reefs: they may seem like underwater paradise but they are perpetual battlegrounds for space. Even the corals have to fight for it. David Attenborough: The Blue Planet VI: Coral Seas
Corals provide the foundations of which the entire reef communities lies. ibid.
Coral reefs can be home to astounding numbers of fish. ibid.
This extraordinary complex maze is built layer upon layer by millions and millions of individual animals – polyps. ibid.
A single reef can extend for many miles. ibid.
Coral reefs are only found in the clear warm shallow waters of the tropics. Sunlight is vital to them. ibid.
Crown of Thorns Starfish – poisonous, invincible eating machines. ibid.
Humphead parrotfish – nearly a metre and a half in length; their jaws are so powerful they can bite through rock. ibid.
Other species of coral are both male and female. ibid.
There is a force sufficiently powerful to move the oceans of this world. It is a force not of this Earth. The moon is large enough to generate gravity and with sufficient force to pull on the Earth. David Attenborough: The Blue Planet VII: Tidal Seas
Amazon: a growing tidal wave from the ocean is being forced 200 miles inland. This is a tidal bore. ibid.
Finback whales ... During the summer as many as five hundred of these magnificent whales hunt here every day. ibid.
These are no ordinary snails – they can surf. ibid.
The more equatorial the location the lower the tide. ibid.
The coast. The frontier between land and sea. This is the most dynamic of all the ocean habitats. The challenge is here is to survive change. Extreme change. David Attenborough: The Blue Planet VIII: Coasts
The marine iguana of the Galapagos are the world’s only sea-going lizards. Seaweed is all they eat. ibid.
Frigatebirds display and exchange nesting material. ibid.
Remarkably, all the world’s sea turtles return year and year to just a few traditional breeding sites. ibid.
95% of the world’s sea birds nest together. ibid.
For the [killer] whales, the hunting season is a short one. ibid.
This is one of the coldest places on Earth - the high Arctic ... There are animals that live here all the time. David Attenborough, The Life of Mammals I: A Winning Design, BBC 2002
The mammals’ ability to use our food to heat our bodies ... You find a bewildering variety of mammals. ibid.
The echidna doesn’t give birth to live babies: she lays an egg. ibid.
Only mammals produce milk. ibid.
As the landscape changed, so did the marsupial mammals. ibid.
The kangaroo can outpace a racehorse. ibid.
They’ve managed to live almost anywhere. ibid.
The rise of this great dynasty was founded on the most surprising diet: insects. David Attenborough, The Life of Mammals II: Insect Hunters *****
Shrews: they hunted in sets at night when most of the dinosaurs were sleeping. ibid.
The old joke that asks, How do hedgehogs mate? was right all along. The answer is of course with great care. ibid.
The rise of social insects sixty million years after the first mammals was a landmark in evolution. ibid.
Anteaters and Pangolins have different ancestors. ibid.
Why change the design of the perfect termite eater? ibid.
Bats: Flight and the ability to catch insects on the wing is an extraordinary achievement. ibid.
The predators are elephants; they prey are plants. David Attenborough, The Life of Mammals III: Plant Predators
Sloth: this mobile compost heap. ibid.
The largest animal in the whole of the South American rain-forests: it's a tapir. ibid.
Plant-eating mammals are a great success story. ibid.
Giraffes: they travel in groups up to thirty. ibid.
Wherever there are plant-eaters there are meat-eaters. ibid.
What you eat determines what you are. ibid.
An agouti ... has the right tools to deal with any nut. David Attenborough, The Life of Mammals IV: Chisellers
Rodents specialise in being able to chisel their way through almost anything. ibid.
Rats and mice: there are 1,300 species. ibid.
The biggest rodents in the world: capybara ... They are most at home in the water. ibid.