Flipping fantastic... the surfing dolphins of Blue Planet II
IT PROMISES to take us deep into the ocean, showing us landscapes we have never seen before and uncovering some of the planet’s best kept secrets.
And a first glimpse of Blue Planet II has showcased an array of weird and wonderful sea creatures, from spitting dolphins to ‘dancing yeti crabs’.
The highly-anticipated natural history series released a fiveminute teaser yesterday, which also featured seadragons, giant cuttlefish, sprouting sea cucumbers and walking starfish.
The BBC show will be narrated by Sir David Attenborough, 16 years after his first Blue Planet series. The trailer also showed green turtles, orcas and hundreds of bottlenose dolphins surfing off the coast of South Africa.
During the clip Sir David, 91, said: ‘The ocean, the largest habitat on Earth. A generation ago, the series The Blue Planet took us beneath the waves. But now we know so much more. Take a deep breath…’ The spitting dolphins featured in the trailer are Australian snubfin dolphins, which squirt mouthfuls of water in the direction of their prey to disorientate them.
Blue Planet II is due to air next month, though a specific date has not yet been released.