NOVA Online | Island of the Sharks | View the Undersea World (Video)

View the Undersea World: Video clips | QTVRs | Still images

Here you will find clips from the IMAX camera and hand-held video cameras, taken by Howard Hall, Michele Hall, and Mark Thurlow.

You'll need one of the (free) software plugins—RealPlayer or QuickTime—to be able to view the video clips below. If you already have the software, choose an appropriate connection speed or file size to view a clip.

	Scalloped hammerheads schooling at Cocos Island RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 5.2MB

	Swirling "baitball" of fish coralled by sharks and other predators. Over about an hour, the entire ball was eaten, down to the last fish. RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 1.6MB

	Whitetip reef sharks jockeying for position at Cocos Island RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 5.2MB

	Spotted eagle ray digs for buried prey on the seafloor RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 5.8MB

	Time-lapse of starfish. In reality, this movement took about 45 minutes. RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 820K

	Mantis shrimp. First seen scuttling to its hole, the shrimp then leaps out and grabs an unwary fish. RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 1.7MB

	Jellyfish pump their graceful bodies through Cocos waters. RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 1.2MB

	Flight over the island in an ultralight aircraft RealVideo: dialup \| broadband QuickTime: 2.4MB