The Fish That Hunts Pigeons | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth

Summary by Krater

This video examines how urban pigeons in Albi, France, face a novel threat from monstrous wells catfish introduced 40 years ago that hunt them as they bathe in the river.

From the video

Answers: How do wells catfish hunt pigeons in Albi, France?

• urban pigeons
• wells catfish hunting birds
• pigeon bathing habits
• catfish predation in rivers

What it concludes

• Wells catfish introduced to Albi 40 years ago have proliferated and developed a taste for pigeons.
• Pigeons have poor eyesight and use barbels of catfish to sense movements, making them vulnerable to this radical new hunting strategy after a thousand years of living in the city.