North America's Filmmaking Firsts
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Kodiak Bears Filmed Diving to 20 Feet
Brown bears have been seen diving into lakes on Kodiak Island, but for the first time camera crews were able to film bears underwater using a mini submarine invented by cameraman Nick Guy. The submarine confirmed that Kodiak brown bears are capable of diving to depths of up to 20 feet in order to catch salmon. (Episode 3: Learn Young or Die)
Moray Eels and Leather Bass Filmed Cooperating
Underwater cameraman Didier Noirot was the first to film a unique partnership between a leather bass and a moray eel along the coral reefs of Central America. The leather bass are too big to catch the little fish hiding in the nooks of the reef, so the moray eels flush them out and into the mouths of the waiting leather bass. The eels, in turn, receive protection from the leather bass. (Episode 4: The Savage Edge)
Male Jumping Spider Audio Vibrations Captured
In the first ever successful attempt, the crew used laser technology to pick up the acoustic vibration of a male jumping spider. A female jumping spider can feel his vibrations buzzing up through her legs. If he vibrates and dances just right, he’ll win her over; if not, she might stab him with her fangs and slurp out his insides. (Episode 2: No Place To Hide)
Coyotes Discovered Eating Hawk Moth Caterpillars and Beetles
The North America team was the first to document coyotes eating hawk moth caterpillars and beetles in Death Valley – a fact unknown to National Park authorities and a great example of how versatile coyotes can be during times where resources are scarce. (Episode 5: Outlaws and Skeletons)
Successful Wolf Hunt Filmed in Labrador
North America was the first to film a complete, successful sequence of gray wolves hunting in Labrador, Canada. The hunt for caribou was filmed entirely through aerial shots. (Episode 1: Born To Be Wild)
Hammerhead Shark Filmed Attacking a Spinner Shark
For the first time ever, camera crews captured a hammerhead shark pursuing, attacking and eating a spinner shark along the coast of Palm Beach, Florida. The attack occurred during the annual migration of hundreds of thousands of blacktip and spinner sharks along the East Coast. (Episode 4: The Savage Edge)
First HD Aerials of Free-Tailed Bats Leaving Bracken Cave
In Texas’s Bracken Cave, the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world – an estimated 20 million – the North America team was the first to film HD quality helicopter aerials of Mexican free-tailed bats leaving the cave to hunt. (Episode 1: Born To Be Wild)
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