Pair of Common Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncates, leading pair of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, swimming near the surface

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The Sardine Run is a high-action annual event where schools of small fish (herring and anchovies) come up from the South along the eastern coast to fend off the local predators (gannets, sharks and dolphins).

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Size: 5240px × 3508px
Location: Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, Transkei, South Africa, Africa, Indian Ocean
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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