ball, a group of sardines that predators have cut off from the main shoal. sardines are always looking for depth, for protection, so they try to go down deep and that s where the sharks come in. the sharks are at the bottom, stopping them from going down. so, you have the sharks at the bottom, you ve got the dolphins around the edges. and you can see how those dolphins. you see how they re jumping around? they re basically stopping the sardines from running away. and then one of the most menacing of guests arrives. stealthy, deadly, a large dusky sharkjoins the frenzy. the bait ball is decimated in minutes, to thejoy of the watching tourists. it was great! it was amazing! best time ever! if you haven t had that, you re not living. you ve got to have that. that is an amazing experience.
sardines are always looking for depth, for protection, so they try to go down deep and that s where the sharks come in. the sharks are at the bottom, stopping them from going down. so, you have the sharks at the bottom, you ve got the dolphins around the edges. and you can see how those dolphins. you see how they re jumping around? it sjust stopping the sardines from running away. and then one of the most menacing of guests arrives. stealthy, deadly, a large dusky sharkjoins the frenzy. the bait ball is decimated in minutes, to thejoy of the watching tourists. it was great! it was amazing! best time ever! if you haven t had that, you re not living. you ve got to have that. that is an amazing experience. the hunt will repeat itself many times over the next three to four months, as kilometres of shoals migrate. clarisse fortune, bbc news.
deep under south africa s east coast, a beautiful and intriguing ballet s being performed, a choreographed dance of nature. it s the annual migration of millions of sardines, the so called sardine run, in this part of the indian ocean. but behind the beautiful sight looms danger. it attracts a host of marine predators looking for food. these dolphins lead the trail. they re on the hunt, a sure sign of an upcoming feast. this is a super pod of common dolphins. so, hejust sort of breached there. thousands and thousands of commons dolphins, and these guys are always associated with the sardine run. this group of divers are scanning the surface for activity. and after several hours at sea, they strike it lucky. the cape gannets are there already. this is what s known as a bait