Common Bottlenose Dolphins Strand Feed in a Tidal Creek

A group of three common bottlenose dolphins emerge from water onto a bank of a tidal creek, strand feeding on Hilton Head in South Carolina, USA.

  • Image ID 56281356
  • Production Year 2014
  • Length 00:00:23
  • Production Company Silverback Films
  • ResolutionUHD ProResUHDHD
  • FormatMP4MOV
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Synopsis

Strand-feeding is a group foraging behaviour observed in common bottlenose dolphins. The dolphins locate a school of fish then charge the shore, forcing the fish onto the shallow banks where the dolphins can then feed before returning to the water.


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Silverback Films