These extraordinary pictures show one of natureÍs most powerful and dramatic events being played out before the eyes of an astonished amateur photographer, Alexander Sofonov. Having been herded to a fateful dead end under the sea, hundreds of millions of sardines formed these huge balls as a desperate bid to escape attack by predators. What followed was a frenzy with thousands of hungry hunters going in for the kill, including sharks, dolphins, whales and even gannets plunging from the sky and plucking helpless sardines from the water.
alexander sofonov,
beute,
bronze whaler shark,
common dolphin,
das große fressen,
dolphin,
dusky shark,
jagd,
jäger,
meer,
ozean,
räuber,
sea,
sardine,
sardine run,
sardinenwanderung,
sardinenzug,
schwarm,
schwärme,
south africa,
suedafrika,
südafrika,
tierwanderungen,
wanderungen,
wildlife,
baitball,
feeding,
nature,
s001012,
s01012,
s1012,
shark