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SARDINES

The Ocean’s Greatest Feast

The Largest Mass Migration on the Planet

Every winter, billions of sardines off the coast of South Africa embark on their annual breeding migration. The sardine run is the largest biomass migration on the planet, rivaling the great herds of the Serengeti.

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The Gathering Swarms

Sardine Run in South Africa

The seasonal migration of billions of sardines is a stunning example of a swarm's defensive collective thinking.

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Cape Gannets and the Great Sardine Run

In this scene from EARTHFLIGHT: Africa, Cape gannets fly off the coast of South Africa in search of the great sardine run, the biggest fish migration in the world. The birds dive into the ocean to feast as the dolphins, also on the hunt, push ...