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Killer whales hunting seals on ice – behind the scenes in Antarctica – BBC Earth

Watch this behind the scenes story of how this never before seen Orca Whale hunting technique was first captured on camera. Subscribe to the BBC Earth YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Killer whales hunting seals on ice – behind the scenes in Antarctica – BBC Earth Orcas knocking seals off waves was thought to be a myth when Producer/Director Kathryn Jeffs set out to film them in Antarctica for the BBC series Frozen Planet. Hear the remarkable story behind capturing this unbelievable behaviour on camera. This Killer Whales attack behaviour dates back to Scott of the Antarctic’s diary and this was the first time Kathryn Jeffs and her crew saw an Orca Pod using this technique in unison to hunt seals in the Antarctic. Watch more videos from BBC Earth Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.ly/BluePlanetPlaylist Planet Earth II http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIPlaylist Planet Dinosaur http://bit.ly/PlanetDinoPlaylist Check out the other two channels in the BBC Earth network: BBC Earth Unplugged: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthUnplugged BBC Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthLabYouTubeChannel   About BBC Earth The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Jump in to BBC Earth's YouTube channel and meet your planet. You'll find 50 years worth of astounding, entertaining, thought-provoking and educational natural history content on here. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this. Subscribe to be the first to view new videos. And you can become part of the BBC community by checking out our BBC Earth Facebook page. Here you'll find the best natural history content from the web, exclusive videos and images and a thriving, vibrant community. This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-detailx Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub   You can also also find the BBC Earth community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. What fascinates you about our oceans? Join the conversation over on Twitter @OurBluePlanet.  #OurBluePlanet is a digital project between BBC Earth and Alucia Productions.  Want to share your views with the team behind BBC Earth and win prizes? Join our fan panel here: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-BBCEarth-FanPanel Visit http://www.bbc.com/earth/world for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes.