NGM109 - Safety in Numbers
Nature's Greatest Moments • 5m 32s
The proverbial saying is that there’s safety in numbers and many fish species have found this to be true. Small fish huddle together and move as one through the water hoping to appear larger to a passing predator, while pelagic predators such as barracuda move in vast schools to hunt. We explore the different schooling strategies of both reef fish and deep-water inhabitants.
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