Skip to main content

Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea | TED-Ed

1,930,733 Views

65 Questions Answered

Best of Web

Let’s Begin…

What’s as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? It’s not a shark or a killer whale... it’s the Atlantic bluefin tuna— the largest and longest-lived of the 15 tuna species. Its unique set of adaptations make it one of the most dominant predators in the ocean. Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney detail how these fish go from tiny hatchling to ocean giant.

Atlantic bluefin tuna leave the warm waters of their spawning grounds to hunt across the Atlantic Ocean – when it comes time to reproduce, what do they do?

Sign in to answer question

About TED-Ed Best of Web

TED-Ed Best of Web are exceptional, user-created lessons that are carefully selected by volunteer teachers and TED-Ed staff.

Meet The Creators

  • Video created by TED-Ed
  • Lesson Plan created by Luka Seamus Wright