Oceanic Feast: The Sardine Migration and its Predators

Mass migration of sardines along South Africa's coast attracts predators like gannets and sharks.

00:00:02 Millions of sardines embark on a massive migration along South Africa's eastern seaboard, feasting on a bloom of plankton brought by rich nutrients from cold waters. Their biomass rivals that of wildebeests in Africa.

๐ŸŒŠ Coastal currents bring up rich nutrients, creating a bloom of plankton.

๐ŸŸ Millions of sardines migrate along the coast, feasting on the plankton.

๐ŸŒ The sardine migration rivals the wildebeest migration in terms of sheer biomass.

00:01:11 Predators, including gannets and sharks, follow the northward migration of sardines. The sharks' tracks are visible from the air.

๐ŸŸ The sardines are traveling north, attracting a multitude of predators.

๐Ÿฆ Thousands of Cape gannets are following the sardines, coordinating their breeding for their chicks to join the pursuit.

๐Ÿฆˆ Bronze Whaler sharks have joined the caravan, leaving visible tracks through the sardine shoals.

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