Hope you enjoy this little video of stuff we saw in the Galapagos Islands.
Things to note:
– Iguana spit as an aggressive gesture but also as a way to limit the salt content of their bodies.
– The two fins moving together through the water belong to a giant manta ray.
– The fluffy birds at the start are little fluffy baby boobies.
– Don’t miss Tania squeaking and swimming away right at the end when she realises she’s swimming over five sharks!
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Wow, Eat your heart out Hans & Lottie Hass. Davd Attenborough natural history, plus music and humour! A triumph of modern film making. Have you got an underwater camera? How did you get the salamander thing to look at you?…………………………..Did George do this? Aunty Alison
By: ali on December 16, 2011
at 10:10 pm
Thanks, Ali, extremely flattered you might think George did it! Yes, got a camera called a GoPro in a plastic transparent box that works under water (but not that well). We took lots of film of iguanas and a couple of them eventually turned their heads by chance. x
By: Bert and Tania on December 17, 2011
at 3:53 pm
Did George do this? Hell no! I’m out of a job by the looks of it… there are new videographers in town. Great work guys! Especially enjoyed the ‘fish’ track at the end and the sealion blinking in time with the chilled out cymbals. Lovely video. Happy days. THANK YOU x
By: georgepags on December 17, 2011
at 12:10 pm
Thanks guys! Well, I hadn’t even noticed about the sealion and the cymbals but… er… yes, it was deliberate, oh yes. Very impressed to see you’ve got your own blog, George. It’s a little bit short of… erm… posts, but hey, very good start.
By: Bert and Tania on December 17, 2011
at 3:49 pm
Fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish. Fish. Was my favourite bit too.
By: gwynf on December 18, 2011
at 8:57 pm
Fish.
By: Bert and Tania on December 19, 2011
at 1:09 pm
Wow, incredible stuff, esp loved the sealions :o) Nice music too.
By: Mark on December 20, 2011
at 3:14 pm
Ta, Mark, nice of you to say so!
By: Bert and Tania on December 20, 2011
at 10:47 pm
you lucky buggers 🙂
I noticed the sealion blinking to the beat as well. Bravo.
By: Tom on January 4, 2012
at 10:01 pm
In order to sync the music for this video, I gave an iPod to each and every subject and played the exact music at the time that I intended to put over the video later. Clever, huh? That’ll explain the sealion blinking.
By: Bert and Tania on January 5, 2012
at 12:40 pm