Sardine Feeding Frenzy | 50 Shades of Sharks

Off the coast of South Africa the sardine run is underway. Sharks, birds and even a surprise guest gorge themselves on thousands of sardines.
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Sardine Feeding Frenzy | 50 Shades of Sharks
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[@NatGeo]

Every year, between May and July, billions of migrating sardines come to spawn off the coast of South Africa. What was the most interesting thing you learned about sardines?

[@Richie016]

🐟sardines keep themselves locked; forming a cylindrical loop pattern in the deep ocean🌊

[@q8smk]

Forget the sardines, I need to know if the camera person was kept protected by his/her balls of steel?!! Those moments at 2:14 and 2:40 are crazy!!

[@vickybranders8870]

😕

[@kingindra9051]

What i've learned = I think sardines are the stupidest fish on the ocean, because they prefer to get eaten by sharks instead of running away from the death gate.. If only they can separate one another,, ah, sardines Logic.

[@nezinekedewie1127]

Thank you so much National Geographic about this knowledge! I get new learning that sardines is food some ocean animals. Sea animals haunted sardines fish 🐟 as their food. Killing sardines fish like seagull or tern, shark, and also whale! Oh, my Godness... I think just human like me eating sardines, but not only me 😁😅.

[@gowiththeflowbee8053]

When the whale came in that was like something out of a movie!

[@Mrvinoy]

Truth

[@doyoustayuplate4949]

Right

[@penggunayutub]

Ikr

[@August12350]

Its the Avengers..here whale is the hulk

[@lovesickband]

Spoiler

[@TONEakaSHOW]

This is My first time seeing birds swimming underwater. I never even imagine it was possible. Such awesome footage

[@ligerraptor7805]

Penguins are birds and they swim.

[@TONEakaSHOW]

@@ligerraptor7805 Smh always has to be one of you! Didn't think I had to be technical, I meant flying birds duh! But yes all birds go in water, of course I knew that.

[@joey2765]

Ducks do that too😂

[@thomashninan6708]

@@ligerraptor7805 what he/she means is seeing flying birds swim underwater penguins are water birds

[@debrakleid5752]

@@TONEakaSHOWanhingas and comorants are birds that can fly and they are master divers and swimmers. We have a pond behind our house and they are there all of the time and after they get out of the water they will sit on a ledge or a buoy to dry their wings. They look like black gargoyles with their wings spread out. And when they fly they literally look like bullets. When they dive they will swim and pop up in another part of the pond. Quite amazing to see actually

[@delnet6482]

Sometimes I take a look and realise that technology made life great.

[@TXC_CARNAGE]

For us

[@goinggoinggone535]

Technology except social media...

[@Allthingsmarinelife]

I’d love to be there diving with them! I love sharks and all kinds of marine life , I’m in school for marine biology and I hope to one day have my Own documentary series or tv show about marine life ! It’s a dream of mine

[@ccraw6826]

Go for it

[@peterpain6625]

Looking forward to see it. Stay safe, stay healthy and may your air never run out

[@nightowlanimate7813]

Pretty Cure Forever Jotaro kujo: good

[@hustlerKid]

idk about that be there when all of them are feastin ? that just asking for me

[@finalistburrito2499]

I want to put on a chain mesh sleeve and shove it down a sharks mouth

[@Ralf5595]

The poor sardines.

[@BugFinder217]

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat.

[@nezinekedewie1127]

Agree, poor that sardines! They are food every animals or fish in ocean 🐳🌊.

[@danielisflying]

but they sure are tasty

[@rebel876_9]

@@danielisflying at smell disgusting but taste good

[@danielisflying]

@@rebel876_9 yh they smell terrible

[@hollow3656]

1:28 TACTICAL AIRSTRIKE INCOMING

[@kymberlyp4056]

The beauty of nature. I have been enjoying National Geographic since 1972 when I got my first subscription at 5 years old.💙🌎

[@thifalrn]

oh, that's lovely!

[@AngryKittens]

Imagine being the wildlife filmmakers who came across this.

[@funnypallu]

Oh my god! I lost it when the whale showed up! How was this shot?! Scuba diving cameraman? It must feel insane to be in the middle of a feeding frenzy with animals of all sizes!

[@nicksmith418]

Probably a drone.

[@northernalpine4350]

Cameraman never dies

[@h.s.m7104]

That whale swoopin in being the guest of honor 😂

[@iteerrex8166]

Those birds looked like they had entered an alien dimension, like sub-space or something. Look again 1:58

[@xxalmightyxx2304]

How did that camera guy fit on that scuba suit with such huge balls.... 🤣

[@arifahisnaini]

Sardines: We're trapped, let's run Bird Gannets: Where'd you wanna go? Sharks: Not so fast, baby Whale: I'm about to end these whole men career

[@PhilFeedback]

Sharks, The original crowd sourcing!

[@pnkt3]

Imagine being a sardine in your next life 😳

[@jenmareck8669]

I'd rather be a shark.

[@northernalpine4350]

​@@jenmareck8669 Orca's:

[@radiantsquare007jrdeluxe9]

On the bright side it would probably be a rather quick life.

[@joashcrawford5669]

This is too real to be true.. This is an amazing and thrilling footage!!

[@yo_drew]

I was in La jolla like two weeks ago and saw a flock of birds just diving into the water and popping out. they went along the shoreline. It was amazing to see. Never dawned on me that there might be sharks feeding underneath as well.

[@laimawolf6826]

Thank you for this fascinating video! It looked so cool but scary at the same time 😃

[@dpolanski4143]

Ngl, the most scary part for me was the birds underwater

[@Silvio.S.Arruda0044]

Um dos maiores espetáculo da natureza..A lei da sobrevivência. .👍👍👍

[@iamnobody7657]

How amazing is this wow

[@NatGeo]

It's truly magnificent. Never stop exploring!

[@MukulKumar-pn1sk]

2:06 whale be like Party without me.

[@JonWonders]

And then the survivors get trapped in a fishing net by humans. It’s tough being a sardine.

[@hypersaiyan7102]

Shark: Come on, fellas. We’re having a buffet.

[@ZenithZoneWellness]

The footage is amazing

[@GravityCorp]

I love you guys, an extraordinary video capture

[@wilastakurniawan7206]

This is better than any action movies nowadays.

[@sarusilwal2399]

Love it 😊 amazing ❤️😻🤩 .thanks for the information.

[@acousticdoodling4765]

incredible footage

[@ghostofvalor4349]

this footage is incredible

[@koopanique]

How do you even film something like this? Amazing images

[@hustlerKid]

dam sardines aren’t too smart cause that just makes them a bigger target

[@isam1837]

Respect to divers who film this

[@gohshuifa]

wow the whales' arrival is like in a movie

[@jingwen2304]

This is awesome

[@NatGeo]

Thanks for the support. We love being your portal to the world...and beyond!

[@whaleshark5444]

Sharks: Attackers Birds: Bullets shooted by Aliens Whale: Bomb

[@leggot8258]

It’s true. cameraman never dies.

[@faizananzar]

Amazingly, Awesomely, Marvelously, Fantastically, Wonderfully video....

[@Mysterialic]

So much for strength in numbers.

[@jeremymonroe7892]

1 day ago? I watched this video already 😂

[@saranyasrikhamlert1809]

That's really amazing!

[@sabbman6344]

This is beautiful.

[@SrimaniChakraborty]

One day i will go to the sea world and feel it.

[@sdrawkcabdaernacuoy]

'fishes' LOL

[@wolfymudkips4266]

Incredible!

[@mackyme001]

That whale ruin their party. Amazing documentary! It's like watching movie. Kudos!

[@ddpwe5269]

That's amazing that the sharks literally leave the birds alone. I guess they've learned from experience that feathers don't taste as good? lol

[@Richie016]

These sea predators go wild during feeding frenzies🦈

[@godsparticle7657]

Thats got to be the best pirate I have ever seen.

[@debrakleid5752]

That is insane!

[@Rldcinson]

Whale: mmmmm all the sardines is mine Me: oh that's why whales 🐳 are chubb7

[@nikkimoon1533]

I am absolutely here for the batman music. 🙏 Thank you.

[@TianNub]

these natgeo's videos should have a million of views, mmm

[@razielxn9756]

fish are like- "bro you said we would be safer together!!"

[@lhsy2108zyming]

I suggest you go to Shantou，China to shoot a documentary😄

[@animalboy-elijahkemerling3318]

Awesome

[@sirichaithongyim7944]

Wow​ amazing​

[@a04a27]

one of the greatest footage from nat geo

[@NatGeo]

There's so much to explore. Stay curious!

[@a04a27]

National Geographic, i am. much thank you!

[@theres3nsinmyname887]

Them birbs be like WW2 ship bombing runs

[@mfax1000]

Kudos to the under water camera crew

[@celtc7875]

Whale: helo

[@JJ-bh6sk]

AMAZING

[@arshadkhral500]

So so amazing wao

[@DavidEmanuelUwU91]

amazing

[@kebatake]

WOW!! THAT WHALE !!! 😯😯

[@sumerbc7409]

Next time I open some Sardines I will give thanks for their safe delivery to that can.

[@KhanZaj2020]

Great

[@winteryspring]

this is...wild

[@MyLifeAsLouis]

Wait til the humans come in with their huge nets lol

[@pawanas7270]

The whale reminded me of the mosasaurus feeding in Jurassic world

[@dirt8617]

These are the unluckiest sardines ever

[@devendrahyalij5724]

Such a powerful fight. Anyone wanna to go there in battleground ?🤣

[@banksofbarcelona3893]

I guess getting packed like sardines is a sure bet for behemothic disaster

[@vincentx2850]

Many of the individuals shown in this video are in fact blacktip and spinner sharks, with perhaps a few dusky sharks in the mix.

[@AGDinCA]

Stunning Bryde's whale!

[@victordagameresteban682]

*Brutus

[@AGDinCA]

@@victordagameresteban682 Nope. Believe it or not, it's pronounced like _brutus_ but is spelled _Bryde's._ This is because the scientist who named these whales was Norwegian. 👍

[@Moubarka]

Nice❤👍

[@munzil4324]

Is this from bbc as David A narratoring?

[@Packguardian_gacha8684]

The music sounds like something from a horror movie

[@pimtu1374]

Thinking about the hungry Shark game

[@katsumekiushiroi1062]

Sayonara sardines~

[@vkkfilm]

Very nice

[@idkanymore9590]

Seems like those sardines just don’t learn if they do this every year

[@delstanley1349]

Some of the sardines were able to "escape" this ordeal. The ones that "got away" survived, able to "breathe" a sigh of relief. Whew! Only to end up packed and crammed in small pull-back tin can coffins so WE can now feast on them! I guess it ain't easy being little fish. I suppose krill and plankton ain't feeling sorry for the deens.

[@hakemz.]

Whale: *MINE!!*

[@Mtz2604]

Everybody gangsta until the whale came

[@joshmorales3759]

is this real footage or a simulation? genuine question

[@AndreaTuti10]

Too surreal

[@ZorroStyleX]

the whale probably got some birds too

[@animalboy-elijahkemerling3318]

Cool

[@nobled.miracle6421]

The whale made it over kill

[@mochatranchannel3110]

That sardine feeding is for the fin whale bro!

[@arielcutz]

How does a camera capture all this lol

[@st.charlesofaberdeen154]

Epic.....

[@Lmngx13872]

OHh my God

[@bobbywasabi8014]

The whale came in like a friendly AC-130 in the air

[@Knight465]

Shark: OK! we eat part of them, until we're not hungry Human: OK! web these fish up

[@Spook291]

Why don’t the sharks go for the birds?

[@gabrielabdul8372]

Same question i asked myself!

[@northerners2828]

😅😅

[@enriquet.753]

there’s probably enough food to go around that they have no need to attack the birds

[@abinkallada8665]

Nice

[@litonh8453]

Nice😀😀😀