Arctic skuas are the pirates of this coast; stealing the puffin’s catch with speed and stealth#BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/SjqEERQ1De
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) December 3, 2017
During Sunday’s episode of Blue Planet II, the BBC aired footage of a puffin having his food stolen by an Arctic skuas. The clip drew a quick reaction from the audience at home, many of whom felt terrible for the poor puffin.
“Never have I cared so much about whether a puffin got back with a fish to feed its baby,” one viewer wrote.
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Never have I cared so much about whether a puffin got back with a fish to feed its baby #BluePlanet
— PJB (@TamertonPJB) December 3, 2017
One viewer was in tears. After all, that puffin didn’t get to feed her children now that the fish was stolen.
Watching the Puffins getting their food stolen #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/XnzjP4IyFs
— Scott McCann (@Scott_Kaya) December 3, 2017
One viewer compared a puffin taking a fish home without eating it to him making it home from McDonald’s without eating and French fries.
#BLUEPLANET Puffin done a 60 mile round trip to get a little fish to take back to the family without eating any. Like me not eating any chips out the bag on the way home from McDonald’s
— Mac (@2NarMe) December 3, 2017
Another viewer was excited to learn that a baby puffin is called a puffling.
Finding out a baby puffin is called a puffling has made my weekend 😍☺#BluePlanet2 #BLUEPLANET @OurBluePlanet
— Katie Charles 🌸 (@_katie_c) December 3, 2017
Blue Planet II airs on BBC One in the U.K. on Sunday nights and has become the most-watched show of the year there. Up to 17 million people have seen episodes on TV and online, the BBC told The Independent. It will air on BBC America at a later date.
Photo credit: Twitter / @BBCEarth
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