Making of "The Ocean's Greatest Feast"

Season 40 Episode 9

About the Episode

The largest biomass migration on the planet takes place every winter along the South African coast – the annual Sardine Run. To film this mega-event, two film crews spent 4 weeks filming predators on their home turf and then following the sardine migration.

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