This deep-diving Brandt"s cormorant appears to be on the hunt for a meal, and there"s plenty of Pacific chub mackerel to choose from here off the coast of Los Angeles, California. While seabirds like the cormorant are a threat to these fish, the mackerel aren"t exactly defenseless. Fish have many unique means of defense, such as traveling in dense schools like this one. It"s a technique that not only allows for speedy travel (because it reduces friction on most of the fish in the school)—schooling also makes it more difficult for predators to pick out an individual victim. For these fish, there"s safety in numbers. But when all else fails, they can take some advice from Dory in "Finding Nemo"—"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming."
A seabird gets schooled
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Go climb a tree
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Tiny fliers head south
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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Flag Day
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National Hummingbird Day
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Humming along
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A Flag Day tradition
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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75 years of the United Nations
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A peek at an explosive peak
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Happy birthday, Saguaro National Park
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National Park Week begins
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Reflecting on fall
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Happy Mother’s Day
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World Turtle Day
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World Teachers Day
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Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago