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Earth Touch: Bait Balls

Earth Touch has uploaded their latest video titled, Bait Ball. The episode focuses on the annual sardine migration past South Africa and ensuing predation by the ocean’s top predators.

“The annual Sardine Run phenomenon brings huge shoals of migrating sardines past South Africa’s eastern coastline – and baitballs of these bite-sized fish don’t stand a chance against the ocean’s top predators.”

“From the bizarre-looking garfish to the large Zambezi shark, the predators waste no time getting in on the feeding action, and the tiny anchovies are attacked from every direction. It’s a breathtaking experience for our cameraman – but it’s not without risk! During a few hair-raising moments, the panicked fish attempt to use him as cover from the frenzied blacktip reef sharks.”

Earth Touch Bait Ball

Watch the full episode here.