# @natgeo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAm35ygrHh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11685298-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-29T16:33:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by BrianSkerry / Secrets of the Whales / An orca works to corral a massive bait ball of herring in the winter seas of the Norwegian Arctic. Orca come here to feed on these fish in the fall and stay into the polar winter, when the sun no longer rises above the horizon and light levels are extremely low. The orca use communication and coordination to gather the fish into bait balls, then swim through, stunning the herring with their tails before eating them. Creating unique feeding strategies demonstrates a high degree of cognition and is a key element of whale and dolphin culture.

Disney+ original series Secrets of the Whales, from NatGeo, is streaming this Earth Day, April 22, on DisneyPlus. In addition, my book Secrets of the Whales goes on sale April 6 and is available for preorder now. My work on whales will also be featured in the May issue of National Geographic magazine, the Ocean Issue, available online on April 15. Learn more about all three at Nat Geo's Planet Possible hub, our newest initiative, which aims to inform, inspire and enable consumers to live more lightly on the planet: natgeo.com/planet (link in bio).

Follow me at BrianSkerry to keep up with all things #SecretsOfTheWhales #NatGeoEarthDay #DisneyPlus

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