it was the world’s first nature
documentary to be filmed in HD and
possibly the goriest welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten bloodiest
moments from Planet Earth
it’s now becoming clear that great
whites migrate thousands of miles across
the oceans to harvest seasonal
abundances in different seas for this
list we’re looking at the goriest
moments this 11 episode series had to
offer these moments might not always be
explicitly bloody but they are
guaranteed to be shocking and of a
violent nature unfortunately we have to
say that animals were harmed in the
making of this series the skewers can
survive further south than any other
predator by exploiting the petrels
desperate need for bare rock number 10
African hunting dogs catch and Impala
hunting dogs so who’s hungry these
African hunting dogs certainly are but
if you’ve got a rare steak dinner in
your near future you might want to
bookmark this video for later these are
now among the rarest of Africa’s mammals
but they’re nonetheless the continents
most efficient predators thanks to some
dynamic camerawork and David
Attenborough’s masterful narration this
already tense hunt is transformed into a
compelling tale of survival and like
many other great stories
it ends with a twist the dogs know their
prey must come out or drown now it’s a
waiting game just when the central
Impala seems to have earned itself a
stay of execution we discovered that one
of its kin has fallen off camera the
pack are calling
an overhead shot shows us the dead
Impala with its gut torn open for all to
see the dogs gather around their fallen
prey and rip into their Impala tartare
with gusto it’s a bittersweet ending
that doesn’t shy away from the gory
details and this Impala is reprieved
number 9 piranhas feeding frenzy over
300 species breed here including
red-bellied piranha River Tigers
spectacled caimans and piranhas oh my
forget about the forests of Oz it’s the
animal menagerie in the Pantanal
wetlands in Brazil that you should
really be worried about during the wet
season these waters become a veritable
hotbed of carnivorous aquatic life the
commotion attracts Dorado known locally
as the river tiger
the Dorado or River tiger snatches other
fish with explosive bursts of speed
while Caymans cruise the shores for
larger prey spectacled caiman linger
below waiting for a meal to fall out of
the sky
they’re both fearsome predators in their
own right but piranhas swarming as a
group bloody the waters like few other
species can they create a cornucopia of
carnage piranhas have received
particularly outlandish treatment thanks
to the piranha film franchise but as
this planet Earth moment shows us
exaggeration is totally unnecessary
piranhas are plenty terrifying already
piranhas can strip a fish to the bone in
minutes
number 8 grizzly bears catching salmon
from famine to feast he’s spoilt for
choice
most people have seen a fish being
gutted before it’s pretty gross but it’s
a quick procedure especially compared to
other forms of animal butchery out there
this Canadian bear is very special he’s
learnt to dive for his dinner
however while grizzly bears have
undeniably sharp claws they don’t
typically use them to make a clean
incision remove the guts and then fry up
the salmon with lemon and dill they
the fish hole and while their fishing
methods are quite captivating their
preferred method of preparing salmon
whole raw and live is nauseating Li
reminiscent of dining with Gollum
sneakily
Foster’s here every aspect of the scene
is fascinating and the Bears are
honestly pretty cute but when they
finally dig in it can be pretty stomach
churning and gag-inducing about catching
salmon in deep water it’s not that easy
number seven a lion pride attacks an
elephant at night the elephants
dominate the waterhole but as night
falls the balance of power will shift
you know what’s nice about the Lion King
we hear about the circle of life but
mostly get to skip over the part where
Mufasa and company actually acted out
because really it would be pretty
traumatizing to see Simba’s entire
family chasing a terrified elephant
through the bush at night in the
darkness the tables turn
the fact that this particular scene was
filmed in darkness using night-vision
just adds that perfect Blair Witch vibe
taking the entire scene from
run-of-the-mill wildlife program type of
grizzly to downright nightmarish lemma
xxx and their specialist elephant
hunters
the blackened eyes of these lions as
they chow down on their prey in a
lightning storm no less makes for some
seriously ghoulish imagery and makes the
gore all the more hard to swallow
well not for them obviously this
elephant will feed the whole pride for
at least a Lincoln number six wolves
hunt caribou wolves for them finding
food on the plains is an even greater
challenge it’s never easy to watch
animals hunt it’s fascinating but in
today’s world where we’ve done
everything possible to distance the meat
we consume from the cute creatures we
see in cartoons and recreate a stuffed
animals it’s easy to trick ourselves
into believing that animals live in
harmony in the very real world of planet
earth however interspecies hunting isn’t
sugar-coated it’s captured via
breathtaking overhead camera shots in
all it’s Darwinian honesty
the caribou fish animals don’t just hunt
one another they target the weakest and
most vulnerable type of prey which often
means the young the most panics the herd
and the weakened young are singled out
as a mercy to viewers the camera cuts
away before blood is drawn but as soon
as the wolf catches this young caribou
the violence is implied
number-5 fur seals go after king
penguins fur seals normally live on
krill but these have now acquired an
unexpected taste for blubber rich
penguins speaking of animals we often
think of as cute and cuddly if you
haven’t seen Planet Earth in a few years
you’ve likely forgotten about this
particular segment sure seals eat fish
everyone knows that if animated films
have taught us anything it’s that unless
fish are the heroes of the story you
never enter perm or Faiz them or get
attached to them because they are going
to get eaten but penguins one super cute
animal brutally attacking another super
cute animal talk about traumatizing the
seal could easily lose an eye the only
safe way to grab a penguin is from
behind and the birds are well aware of
that we don’t see blood but there’s
enough violence to make up for it can we
switch back to videos of seals climbing
into boats and making puppy-dog eyes now
ah that’s better
wait no why both animals are clumsy on
this terrain but the penguin has the
more to lose number 4 Nile crocodiles
ambushing wildebeest lines of wildebeest
on the March
life is hard for a wildebeest evil
power-hungry lions are always
manipulating you and your herd making
you an accessory to murder in the
process for these thirsty herds the
rivers are not only a vital source of
drinking water but also dangerous
obstacles every time you try to get a
drink of water
it could be your last the force behind a
crocodile’s jaws is tremendous which
paired with the speed of its strike
makes for a truly devastating
combination
a peaceful moment of refreshment at the
watering hole can give way to sheer
chaos in a matter of seconds the Polka
dolls jaws snap tight like a steel trap
once they have a hold they never let go
the flailing of limbs the snapping of
razor-sharp teeth the frantic scramble
to safety planet Earth lets you soak in
this picturesque whirlwind of panic a
moving painting in stunning slow motion
yeah only the narrowest line separates
life from death
number three polar bear attacks walrus
colony walruses are the largest seals in
the world they weigh over a ton and the
armed with tusks a metre long it’s rare
to feel sympathy for the predator while
watching a hunt take place but as a
hungry polar bear makes a desperate move
against a colony of walruses your heart
goes out to this particular carnivore in
need
the walruses sense that they’re in
danger maybe it’s the bleak picture of a
polar bears existence is explored
throughout the series
maybe it’s seeing this polar bear slowly
curl into a ball and give up despite
still being within reach of his prey
whatever the reason you feel for him he
just doesn’t seem capable of breaking
through that thick skin it sips from his
grasp in the end the blood that shed is
his own a devastating result of the
sharp tusks with which his prey defended
themselves so severe that he can barely
walk
number two cannibal chips in their
search for food chimpanzees move
effortlessly between the forest floor
and the canopy Planet of the Apes it’s
inspired fear of a coordinated chimp
attack across the globe for decades as
cinema goers have witnessed one monkey
dominated world after another with each
franchise reboot but nothing is more
unnerving than discovering that chimps
are already partaking in coordinated
hunts not against humans but their own
kind the chimp militia are now at the
very edge of their territory all need to
be on maximum alert it’s bad enough to
see just how vicious and determined a
group of monkeys can be when armed with
fatal intent but watching them eat a
fellow chimp is truly chill inducing
clearly cannibalism is no less shocking
in chimps than in humans the battle one
a grisly scene unfolds the lesson chimps
might like to monkey around but when it
comes to figs they’re all business
things a vital part of a chimpanzees
diet and some just can’t seem to get
enough of them and those who stand
between them and territorial expansion
pay in pounds of flesh literally it may
simply be a chance for some extra
protein before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions it
will be another year before the Cubs
could hunt for themselves
not all food is stored some is needed
right now she has seven hungry Cubs to
feed number one great white shark the
strike of a great white shark musts a
mere second if there is one scene from
planet Earth with lasting cultural
significance it’s this one
even people involved in making the
series have called it their most
memorable moment
what Wildlife Program before this one
could make carnage appear so
breathtakingly beautiful slowed down
forty times this great white shark
leaping out of the water to catch a seal
is nature’s equivalent to a car wreck
terrifying to behold but impossible to
look away from slowing it down 40 times
reveals the technique and immense
strength of this massive predator this
unforgettable scene has inspired
countless imitators through similar
scenes in shark centric documentaries
it’s a true testament to the monumental
influence planet Earth has had on the
world of animal videography and the
potential for wildlife documentaries to
push the limits even if it means getting
a little bloody once the seals have
finished breeding the giant sharks will
move on do you agree with our list which
scene of carnage from Planet Earth was
your most memorable one to surprise that
prey crocodiles must strike with
lightning speed for more grisly but cool
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com unable to
feed this bear will not survive
Oh
documentary to be filmed in HD and
possibly the goriest welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten bloodiest
moments from Planet Earth
it’s now becoming clear that great
whites migrate thousands of miles across
the oceans to harvest seasonal
abundances in different seas for this
list we’re looking at the goriest
moments this 11 episode series had to
offer these moments might not always be
explicitly bloody but they are
guaranteed to be shocking and of a
violent nature unfortunately we have to
say that animals were harmed in the
making of this series the skewers can
survive further south than any other
predator by exploiting the petrels
desperate need for bare rock number 10
African hunting dogs catch and Impala
hunting dogs so who’s hungry these
African hunting dogs certainly are but
if you’ve got a rare steak dinner in
your near future you might want to
bookmark this video for later these are
now among the rarest of Africa’s mammals
but they’re nonetheless the continents
most efficient predators thanks to some
dynamic camerawork and David
Attenborough’s masterful narration this
already tense hunt is transformed into a
compelling tale of survival and like
many other great stories
it ends with a twist the dogs know their
prey must come out or drown now it’s a
waiting game just when the central
Impala seems to have earned itself a
stay of execution we discovered that one
of its kin has fallen off camera the
pack are calling
an overhead shot shows us the dead
Impala with its gut torn open for all to
see the dogs gather around their fallen
prey and rip into their Impala tartare
with gusto it’s a bittersweet ending
that doesn’t shy away from the gory
details and this Impala is reprieved
number 9 piranhas feeding frenzy over
300 species breed here including
red-bellied piranha River Tigers
spectacled caimans and piranhas oh my
forget about the forests of Oz it’s the
animal menagerie in the Pantanal
wetlands in Brazil that you should
really be worried about during the wet
season these waters become a veritable
hotbed of carnivorous aquatic life the
commotion attracts Dorado known locally
as the river tiger
the Dorado or River tiger snatches other
fish with explosive bursts of speed
while Caymans cruise the shores for
larger prey spectacled caiman linger
below waiting for a meal to fall out of
the sky
they’re both fearsome predators in their
own right but piranhas swarming as a
group bloody the waters like few other
species can they create a cornucopia of
carnage piranhas have received
particularly outlandish treatment thanks
to the piranha film franchise but as
this planet Earth moment shows us
exaggeration is totally unnecessary
piranhas are plenty terrifying already
piranhas can strip a fish to the bone in
minutes
number 8 grizzly bears catching salmon
from famine to feast he’s spoilt for
choice
most people have seen a fish being
gutted before it’s pretty gross but it’s
a quick procedure especially compared to
other forms of animal butchery out there
this Canadian bear is very special he’s
learnt to dive for his dinner
however while grizzly bears have
undeniably sharp claws they don’t
typically use them to make a clean
incision remove the guts and then fry up
the salmon with lemon and dill they
the fish hole and while their fishing
methods are quite captivating their
preferred method of preparing salmon
whole raw and live is nauseating Li
reminiscent of dining with Gollum
sneakily
Foster’s here every aspect of the scene
is fascinating and the Bears are
honestly pretty cute but when they
finally dig in it can be pretty stomach
churning and gag-inducing about catching
salmon in deep water it’s not that easy
number seven a lion pride attacks an
elephant at night the elephants
dominate the waterhole but as night
falls the balance of power will shift
you know what’s nice about the Lion King
we hear about the circle of life but
mostly get to skip over the part where
Mufasa and company actually acted out
because really it would be pretty
traumatizing to see Simba’s entire
family chasing a terrified elephant
through the bush at night in the
darkness the tables turn
the fact that this particular scene was
filmed in darkness using night-vision
just adds that perfect Blair Witch vibe
taking the entire scene from
run-of-the-mill wildlife program type of
grizzly to downright nightmarish lemma
xxx and their specialist elephant
hunters
the blackened eyes of these lions as
they chow down on their prey in a
lightning storm no less makes for some
seriously ghoulish imagery and makes the
gore all the more hard to swallow
well not for them obviously this
elephant will feed the whole pride for
at least a Lincoln number six wolves
hunt caribou wolves for them finding
food on the plains is an even greater
challenge it’s never easy to watch
animals hunt it’s fascinating but in
today’s world where we’ve done
everything possible to distance the meat
we consume from the cute creatures we
see in cartoons and recreate a stuffed
animals it’s easy to trick ourselves
into believing that animals live in
harmony in the very real world of planet
earth however interspecies hunting isn’t
sugar-coated it’s captured via
breathtaking overhead camera shots in
all it’s Darwinian honesty
the caribou fish animals don’t just hunt
one another they target the weakest and
most vulnerable type of prey which often
means the young the most panics the herd
and the weakened young are singled out
as a mercy to viewers the camera cuts
away before blood is drawn but as soon
as the wolf catches this young caribou
the violence is implied
number-5 fur seals go after king
penguins fur seals normally live on
krill but these have now acquired an
unexpected taste for blubber rich
penguins speaking of animals we often
think of as cute and cuddly if you
haven’t seen Planet Earth in a few years
you’ve likely forgotten about this
particular segment sure seals eat fish
everyone knows that if animated films
have taught us anything it’s that unless
fish are the heroes of the story you
never enter perm or Faiz them or get
attached to them because they are going
to get eaten but penguins one super cute
animal brutally attacking another super
cute animal talk about traumatizing the
seal could easily lose an eye the only
safe way to grab a penguin is from
behind and the birds are well aware of
that we don’t see blood but there’s
enough violence to make up for it can we
switch back to videos of seals climbing
into boats and making puppy-dog eyes now
ah that’s better
wait no why both animals are clumsy on
this terrain but the penguin has the
more to lose number 4 Nile crocodiles
ambushing wildebeest lines of wildebeest
on the March
life is hard for a wildebeest evil
power-hungry lions are always
manipulating you and your herd making
you an accessory to murder in the
process for these thirsty herds the
rivers are not only a vital source of
drinking water but also dangerous
obstacles every time you try to get a
drink of water
it could be your last the force behind a
crocodile’s jaws is tremendous which
paired with the speed of its strike
makes for a truly devastating
combination
a peaceful moment of refreshment at the
watering hole can give way to sheer
chaos in a matter of seconds the Polka
dolls jaws snap tight like a steel trap
once they have a hold they never let go
the flailing of limbs the snapping of
razor-sharp teeth the frantic scramble
to safety planet Earth lets you soak in
this picturesque whirlwind of panic a
moving painting in stunning slow motion
yeah only the narrowest line separates
life from death
number three polar bear attacks walrus
colony walruses are the largest seals in
the world they weigh over a ton and the
armed with tusks a metre long it’s rare
to feel sympathy for the predator while
watching a hunt take place but as a
hungry polar bear makes a desperate move
against a colony of walruses your heart
goes out to this particular carnivore in
need
the walruses sense that they’re in
danger maybe it’s the bleak picture of a
polar bears existence is explored
throughout the series
maybe it’s seeing this polar bear slowly
curl into a ball and give up despite
still being within reach of his prey
whatever the reason you feel for him he
just doesn’t seem capable of breaking
through that thick skin it sips from his
grasp in the end the blood that shed is
his own a devastating result of the
sharp tusks with which his prey defended
themselves so severe that he can barely
walk
number two cannibal chips in their
search for food chimpanzees move
effortlessly between the forest floor
and the canopy Planet of the Apes it’s
inspired fear of a coordinated chimp
attack across the globe for decades as
cinema goers have witnessed one monkey
dominated world after another with each
franchise reboot but nothing is more
unnerving than discovering that chimps
are already partaking in coordinated
hunts not against humans but their own
kind the chimp militia are now at the
very edge of their territory all need to
be on maximum alert it’s bad enough to
see just how vicious and determined a
group of monkeys can be when armed with
fatal intent but watching them eat a
fellow chimp is truly chill inducing
clearly cannibalism is no less shocking
in chimps than in humans the battle one
a grisly scene unfolds the lesson chimps
might like to monkey around but when it
comes to figs they’re all business
things a vital part of a chimpanzees
diet and some just can’t seem to get
enough of them and those who stand
between them and territorial expansion
pay in pounds of flesh literally it may
simply be a chance for some extra
protein before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions it
will be another year before the Cubs
could hunt for themselves
not all food is stored some is needed
right now she has seven hungry Cubs to
feed number one great white shark the
strike of a great white shark musts a
mere second if there is one scene from
planet Earth with lasting cultural
significance it’s this one
even people involved in making the
series have called it their most
memorable moment
what Wildlife Program before this one
could make carnage appear so
breathtakingly beautiful slowed down
forty times this great white shark
leaping out of the water to catch a seal
is nature’s equivalent to a car wreck
terrifying to behold but impossible to
look away from slowing it down 40 times
reveals the technique and immense
strength of this massive predator this
unforgettable scene has inspired
countless imitators through similar
scenes in shark centric documentaries
it’s a true testament to the monumental
influence planet Earth has had on the
world of animal videography and the
potential for wildlife documentaries to
push the limits even if it means getting
a little bloody once the seals have
finished breeding the giant sharks will
move on do you agree with our list which
scene of carnage from Planet Earth was
your most memorable one to surprise that
prey crocodiles must strike with
lightning speed for more grisly but cool
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com unable to
feed this bear will not survive
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