episode description
From mountain rivers to the ocean, water wars rewrite the rules of conflict. Underwater, gravity has no meaning. Weird and wonderful creatures of the reef terrorise each other as they battle for an inch of space in the world’s most crowded ecosystems. Coral polyps are some of the most vicious - even with each other. Using their tentacles like swords they fight to the death. Killing each other with lethal stingers. At night, they turn carnivorous - delivering a slow and horrific death to tiny creatures that become trapped in their barbaric arms. Don’t push the boundaries of the Mantis Shrimp, the most powerful puncher in the animal kingdom. Even an octopus has its hands full with this aggressive crustacean. Above the waves, the skirmishes are also violent and brutal. Great Frigate Birds are masterful flyers but they can’t swim. To eat fish, they must steal it from other seabirds - in spectacular mid-air assaults. But nothing compares to the brutality and ocean power of the Great White Shark. If you’re a seal, beware…..
