Gannets: Nature's dive-bombers

Gannets take the gold medal for diving. A streamlined approach ensures that the birds gain maximum acceleration as they plunge towards the water, eventually breaking the surface at almost 100 kilometres per hour. They are perfectly adapted for this specialised hunting technique that allows them to target shoals of bait fish swimming just below the surface.
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This was filmed off the coast of South Africa. The footage is taken from a film called Gannets - The Wrong Side of the Run (which you can watch free on our KZbin channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4e2k3aIac6kmaM)

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