Mighty whale joins the Sardine Run feeding frenzy
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www.earth-touch.com South Africa's Sardine Run is an animal feeding frenzy unlike any other. In this HD video, the Earth-Touch divers film one of the biggest predators of this wildlife spectacle. The massive Bryde's whale joins competes with sharks, dolphins and diving seabirds to feed on a sardine shoal.
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I think that the most fascinating part of the video is seeing the birds swooping into the water at a high speed and diving to impressive depths to eat sardines. Nature is awesome.
@earthtouchtv
9 жыл бұрын
The sardine run is a seriously awesome spectacle ...
@Tony63909
9 жыл бұрын
Earth Touch Is there ever a case where one of the sharks goes after a dolphin? It would seem more desirable for the shark because a dolphin would make for a larger meal.
@earthtouchtv
9 жыл бұрын
Tony63909 That's an interesting question. Generally the predators seem to all group together and go after sardines during this migration. It is much easier for a shark to snap up a mouthful of sardines (especially if they have been herded into a bait-ball) than for it chase down a dolphin, so it's unlikely that they will try to do this. An injured dolphin, however, may present more of an opportunity for a shark, so we wouldn't be surprised if there have been instances of sharks and/or whales feeding on dolphins during the sardine run.
@TheDolphin5588
4 жыл бұрын
Dolphin here. Hunting sardines require less energy and risk than chasing down dolphins.
It's amazing how the gannets and the dolphins and the sharks all come together as a team too achieve a buffet goal lol and alotta humans most of the time can't come together without everybody wanting to be some type of boss 💯💯💯💯💯
Its amazing how dolphins,seals,sharks,seagulls,and whales,and other fish work together to achieve one goal.
@ericjones7769
Жыл бұрын
Ikr most humans can't even do that but intelligent animals can tho 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️💯💯💯💯💯💯
You are correct, divers are not a natural prey species for the sharks, neither are gannets, which probably explains why they don't get eaten.
This is why we should be looking after this beautiful planet... NOT destroying it....!!!
If somebody made a game like this and you're the sadines, y'all be pandemonium and frantic mode shit
Isn't the correction pronounciation of Bryde's whale 'brewdus', not 'brides'?
Its cool watching the dolphins attacking all at once and using strategies to get the fish.
I wonder what percent of the sardines actually survive the feeding frenzy.
@earthtouchtv
9 жыл бұрын
That's a good question ... and I'm afraid we don't have the answer. Obviously enough of the sardines survive for this migration to still take place, but we can't give you an exact figure. Anyone else out there have any ideas?
@HaNsWiDjAjA
8 жыл бұрын
+Earth Touch Just wondering....how cold is the water down there? Is a dry suit neccessary? I've always dreamt of diving the sardine run, might do it next year
@davidg1396
7 жыл бұрын
It is written right there in the video 0:42
@TheDolphin5588
4 жыл бұрын
“Over half” per a BBC special on the sardine run.
My favorite part was the whale 🐳
wow those birds were really hungry
damn, sucks to be a sardine :D
because sharks very rarely attack divers. though i wonder, why they don't attack the birds?
Really Amazing... This is nature....
lol those birds
surprised yellowfin tuna isn't one of the predators here
@user-nm7zw1rw7y
8 ай бұрын
There are sometimes tuna, but I don't know which species.
This would be alot less amazing if you all were Sardines.
When predators unite.
I was under the impression that "Bryde's Whale" was pronounced "broo-dis" whale, since the name "Bryde" was a Norwegian name and pronounced "broo-deh."
@erikm8372
Жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia you are right. Pronounced “bruu-deh” …”B. brydei gets its specific and common name from Johan Bryde, Norwegian consul to South Africa, who helped establish the first modern whaling station in the country, while B. edeni gets its specific and common names from Sir Ashley Eden, former High Commissioner of Burma (Myanmar). Sittang whale refers to the type locality of the species.”
Sardine is great tasting fish
Great footage, thanks for uploading it.
amazing
(2/2) have twice the geothermal potential than Icaland. The USA has enough geothermal potential to provide NYC with power on its own. A more efficient and mandatory recylcing system across the globe. Even if everyone reduced their electricity usage a significant difference would be seen.
They probably do, but there's probably not a whole lot of meat on them. That, and feathers are probably not a fun thing to digest.
Who is the narrator for this video?
How would the planet destroy itself if humans stopped being a harmful factor?
wow
I do agree with you in that what has to be done, will be. I just think the point at which serious action must be taken is coming sooner than much of the general public think it is. I'm not sure that another Hitler/Stalin figure arising though. I think.. well, actually, I don't what I think... German film Die Welle/The Wave is a really worth a watch on that point.
Ww need to stop fishing for 5 years ansd steat ckean da ocean
Do whales eat birds, baby dolphins, baby seals, etc by mistake? Baleen whales are not that smart, they just approach and gulp everything on their path!
@milanka882
6 жыл бұрын
+Xeno Idaltu - baleen whales are very smart actually. Yes they do gulp. But they round up what they are gulping through bubble netting etc.. They use different feeding techniques for different pray. Baleen whales do not eat birds, baby dolphins or baby seals by mistake. Also despite the sizes of their mouthes, baleen whales have very small gullets that mean they can only swallow very small objects. In the case of humpbacks they often save the latter 2 (dolphins, seals) from transient orca.
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Why are the sharks not attack the divers???
@The_Radio_Check
3 жыл бұрын
Because humans taste weird to most ocean predators
From my point of view that seems like a pretty selfish and irreverent look on consequences of human life. It's like poaching animals one at time then suddenly realising that they are going extinct! And I wouldn't say the damage we're doing is that controlled too necessary for that matter. What others planets that you know of have experienced natural selection? I'm intrigued.