Dolphins have refined their precision killing over millions of years of evolution, roaming oceans in pods to funnel fish into their jaws.
"It's a very special sighting nearshore of one of the ocean’s magical moments often hidden away from human observation, but to the dolphins it was probably just another Monday,” said Patrick Webster, a member of Monterey Bay Aquarium’s social media team, which captured the hunt on video.
The dolphins were in several pods and numbered about a thousand, Webster told The Washington Post on Saturday.
Aquarium staffers saw a big group this time last year from their back deck. But land lovers were close enough this week to catch a glimpse, he said.
Pods commonly hunt in family or related groups, and they typically grow to about a few dozen, or maybe even a hundred, Webster said.
“Groups like this thousands strong gather together when the food run brings them together, like a concert or Burning Man or the Super Bowl.”
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