Killer Whales Attack Minke - Frozen Planet - BBC Earth – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.the abundance of krill attracts other visitors to the peninsula in the summer Antarctic minke whales their pointed heads and short dorsal fins give them speed and endurance and they need both there are other whales here two killers this is an extended family of mothers and their young and long male with a huge dorsal fin almost 2 meters high [Music] ellone minke whale it's just what this group of killer whales are looking for working as a team as they have done for decades they fan out across the street in search of their quarry [Music] and they found it the minke races away pursued by outriders on each flank [Music] terrified the minke heads from the shore it's so desperate to escape it almost beaches itself it makes a desperate break for freedom [Music] [Applause] [Music] two hours and 20 miles later the minke is still alive and swimming strongly it's only real defense is its endurance but the killer's work as a team with fresh ones replacing the outriders in relays and as the minke tires the battery and the biting begins [Music] [Applause] [Music] seabirds are attracted by the smell of fresh blood rising from the water [Music] The Killers tried to flip the minke over if they can manage to keep its blowhole underwater it will drown one forces that Mickey's whole body down below the surface [Music] and then the final strike the team dragged the minke under for the last time and the hunters finally can field [Music]