# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-eVT5Afbi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73499264-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1384baafaa.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-04-05T16:59:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Safety in numbers! 🐟
 
Fish form bait balls when threatened by larger predators so that fewer fish are exposed to danger. However, bait balls rarely last more than ten minutes, due to the vast amount of energy they take to maintain.

#EarthCapture by uwlunatic 
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#bbcearth #catfish #baitball #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #wildlife #wildlifephotography #earth #earthlovers #seacreatures #seaanimals #underwaterworld #diving

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## Tags

bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, earth, diving, underwaterworld, baitball, seacreatures, earthlovers, naturelovers, catfish, nature, earthcapture, seaanimals, wildlife

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