"My parents gave me this DVD set for xmas - called Planet Earth, a BBC production. Quite possibly the best documentary I've ever watched. 5 discs, 550 mins of nature goodness and David Attenborough as the narrator to boot. Apparently the most expensive documentary series ever filmed - all done in High Def cameras.

This is one excerpt that I found online. I guarantee you'll love this:"

"James - thanks for the link. I can't get enough of Great Whites, even though I'm terrified of them. I had planned to go the beach, but your terrifying video has left me shrunken with fear.

Do you think I'd be foolish enough to swim across the bay? Not likely... I'm slower than a seal, but I've got razor-sharp wits, compelling me to take the bus, instead."

"They typically hunt using an "ambush" technique, taking their prey by surprise from below... the hunting technique of the white shark varies with the species it hunts. When hunting Cape fur seals off Seal Island, South Africa; the shark will ambush it from below at high speeds and hit the seal at mid-body. They go so fast that they actually breach out of the water."