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Preview of The Ocean's Greatest Feast

The story of South Africa’s sardine run is brought vividly to life on camera.

Aired 02/16/2022

Nature

Preview of The Ocean's Greatest Feast

Preview: Season 40 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

The story of South Africa’s sardine run is brought vividly to life on camera.

The story of South Africa’s sardine migration is brought vividly to life on camera. Each summer, the sardine run sees billions of sardines traveling up the coast, providing a feast for an array of marine predators.

Aired 02/16/2022

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Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...

How Dolphins Lead the Feast

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Clip: S40 Ep9 | 2m 14s | Dolphins are the keystone heroes of the sardine run. (2m 14s)

How Orcas Hunt Dolphins

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Clip: S40 Ep9 | 3m 2s | The predator of all predators arrives at the feast. (3m 2s)

The Largest Mass Migration on the Planet

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Clip: S40 Ep9 | 2m 6s | The sardine run is the largest biomass migration on the planet. (2m 6s)

Making of "The Ocean's Greatest Feast"

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Clip: S40 Ep9 | 10m 28s | To film this mass migration, two film crews spent 4 weeks filming predators and sardines. (10m 28s)

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