south africa - sardine run

charging dolphins - breaching whales - june 2007

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sardine run - highlights

charging dolphins, breaching whales ,diving gannets, curious sharks, and baitballs, all packed into 1 minute of action footage!

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sardine run - whales migration

we follow a group of humpback whales as they pass port st. johns on their 8,000 km journey north from antarctica to mozambique.

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sardine run - baitball

excitement and energy peak as a pod of common dolphins stir up a sardine baitball. cape gannets add to the fray as they plummet into the water churning with sardines.

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sardine run - dolphins & whale

bottlenose dolphins, frustrated by missing the baitball, focus their unwanted attention on a passing humpback whale.

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sardine run - closing

another day closes on the sardine run. the whales continue their migration while the dolphins and gannets rest up for tomorrows activities.

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sardine run - wild coast

the day begins on the shores of the “wild coast” off port st. johns south africa. port st. johns serves as the launching point for the expedition.

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the sardine run - charging dolphins - breaching whales

When it comes to action on Sardine Run, marine mammals steal the show. This 5 minute preview of the full film drops you into the sardine run with the dolphins and whales taking center stage. The day begins on the shores of the Wild Coast. Moving off shore, we join a group of humpbacks migrating north. The activity heats up as common dolphins trap a shoal of sardines. Joined by cape gannets, they launch an all-out assault on the baitball.  Further offshore, a pods of bottlenose dolphins catch wind of the activity and charge in. Will they make it in time for the feast?

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