Feast of Predators: Dolphins and other marine animals hunt sardine shoals
Dolphins and other predators join a dramatic hunting scene as sardine shoals are herded close to shore.
00:00:00 Common dolphins join the feast as sardine shoals are herded close to the shore. Over a thousand dolphins work together to catch the sardines.
🐬 Common dolphins join the sardine feast near the shore.
🐟 Over a thousand dolphins work together to drive the sardine shoals.
00:01:07 Dolphins help bring sardines within range of gannets, resulting in a dramatic hunting scene.
🐬 The dolphins herd the sardines, making it easier for them to catch the fish.
🦅 The gannets take advantage of the dolphins' herding to dive and catch the sardines.
💦 The sardines are surrounded by hundreds of bubbles as the gannets dive into the sea.
00:02:11 Sharks get excited when dolphins are around, as they can feed well when the dolphins drive the sardines to the surface. Dolphins corral the sardines using bubbles.
Sharks get excited when dolphins are around because they can feed well on the sardines that the dolphins gather.
Dolphins work together in teams to release bubbles and corral the sardines into tighter groups near the surface.
The sardines rarely cross the wall created by the dolphins and the bubbles.
00:03:19 Dolphins use bubble netting to trap and catch fish, attracting other predators. The feast continues as the caravan of predators follows the whales.
🐬 Dolphins use bubble netting to catch fish.
🐋 A brood of whales leads a caravan of predators northwards.
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