In the Pacific, a tiny island 300 miles away from the shore hides a giant mountain beneath the waves that forms a home for thousands of plankton feeding fish. These fish attract Tuna, and the Tuna attract thousands of Sharks. Watch this video to learn more about this fascinating food chain, and hear some weird but true facts about the visiting Hammerhead Sharks
A clip from the BBC’s The Blue Planet, narrated, of course, by Sir David Attenborough: Thousands Of Sharks Visit A Seamount.
Related reading: What is a seamount?
Next: Wild Oceans’ Hammerhead Shark Swarm, The Gathering Swarms: Sardine Run off the coast of South Africa, a vortex of bubbles twirls pufferfish as cold & warm waters collide, and Underwater Bigeye trevally fish tornado in Baja California Sur.
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