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The annual migration of tens to hundreds of millions of sardines off the east coast of South Africa that culminates in a feeding frenzy for predators may be an ecological trap that doesn’t benefit the ...

Scientists have discovered how the Sardine Run, one of the world’s biggest migration events, works. This spectacular event, considered the “Greatest Shoal on Earth”, involves the movement of hundreds ...

Dolphins are the keystone heroes of the sardine run, acting as orchestrators of feeding events for sardine predators, such as sharks, gannets and whales. They corral sardines from the main shoal into ...

The cold snap has renewed hopes of a bumper sardine run this year, with 30 baskets being netted on the South Coast at the weekend. The sardine run has reached Durban in three out of the 30 years of ...

Every winter, billions of sardines off the coast of South Africa embark on their annual breeding migration. The sardine run is the largest biomass migration on the planet, rivaling the great herds of ...

Illustrating a realm where graphic strength and tonal range challenge the power of colour. For 10 days Dániel bounced over huge waves in his dingy, scanning the horizon for diving gannets feasting on ...

PARK RYNIE, South Africa — Barefoot and dressed in an enveloping black burka, Fatima Dawood wades excitedly into the shallow waters of the Indian Ocean. She crouches and snatches at the silvery surf, ...