copper sharks or bronze whalers feed on a bait ball of sardines during Sardine Run, South Africa

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copper sharks or bronze whalers ( Carcharhinus brachyurus ) and/or blacktip sharks ( Carcharhinus limbatus ) herd a bait ball of sardines or pilchards ( Sardinops sagax ) during the annual Sardine Run off the east coast of South Africa at Mboyti, Transkei or Wild Coast ( Indian Ocean )

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Mboyti, Transkei, South Africa, Indian Ocean
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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