Greatest Fights In The Animal Kingdom Part 4 | BBC Earth

Summary by Krater

Wildlife documentary footage examining various predator-prey battles across the animal kingdom, including wildebeests and crocodiles, wolves and bison, flying fish and frigatebirds, wolves and hares, cheetahs and ostriches, lions and Cape buffalo, and Japanese honeybees and giant hornets.

From the video

Answers: What are some of the greatest fights and survival battles in the animal kingdom?

• animal predator-prey dynamics
• wildebeest river crossings and crocodile attacks
• wolf pack hunting bison in snow
• frigatebirds hunting flying fish
• wolf pack hunting arctic hare
• cheetah coalition hunting ostrich
• lion pride hunting Cape buffalo
• Japanese honeybees defending against giant hornets

What it concludes

• Wildebeests will drink up to 8 liters of water in a single session despite the presence of crocodiles.
• Wolves work as a team to separate weaker prey like bison or hares from the herd.
• Flying fish evade ocean predators by launching into the air, but become vulnerable to frigatebirds.
• Cheetahs rely on hunting in numbers, such as three brothers cooperating, to bring down large prey like ostriches.
• Japanese honeybees defeat giant hornets by surrounding them in a ball and overheating them to 46 degrees Celsius.