BBC Earth: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth", hN returns to it as the canonical footage of persistence hunting in threads about human endurance running and evolution.
- documentary recommended in 6 different months by 6 HN users, 2010–2024HN returns to it as the canonical footage of persistence hunting in threads about human endurance running and evolution.
- demo recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2017–2021Shared in crow-intelligence threads as a striking demonstration that changes how people see crows.
- documentary recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2020–2025Shared whenever birds mimic sounds come up, as a mind-blowing example of vocal mimicry.
- documentary recommended in 2 different months by 3 HN users, 2019–2022HN recommends it as striking footage of how cleverly jumping spiders plan their attacks.
- explainer recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2020–2026Linked in owl-feather and quiet-flight threads as a clear audio comparison.
- documentary recommended in 1 different month by 1 HN user, 2018–2024HN cites it as proof that some octopuses really do crawl out of the water to hunt.
- documentary cited on HN 3 times, 2020–2026Linked as a quick demonstration of orangutans copying human tool use and chores.
- documentary cited on HN 5 times, 2017–2021Cited as a striking example of coordinated hunting and intelligence in orcas.
Questions
Which BBC Earth video does Hacker News recommend most?
The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth: recommended in 6 different months by 6 HN users between 2010 and 2024.
Is this every BBC Earth video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.