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Drone captures rare footage of tuna, dolphins, and humpback whales feasting off New York's Fire Island

By Chris Williams
Published  September 2, 2024 4:43pm EDT
Pets and Animals
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Incredible video shows tuna, dolphins, and humpback whales swimming together

A drone operator captured fascinating video of tuna, dolphins, and humpback whales swimming off New York’s Fire Island. (Credit: Michael Busch via Storyful)

The Brief 

    • Drone footage off New York's Fire Island shows tuna, dolphins, and humpback whales interacting in a rare feeding frenzy.
    • Nature photographer Michael Busch captured dolphins guiding humpback whales to Atlantic menhaden, with the whales leaping to feast.

NEW YORK - An incredible sight played out in the waters of New York City after a drone operator captured footage of tuna, dolphins, and humpback whales swimming together. 

The fascinating sight took place off New York's Fire Island. 

Nature photographer Michael Busch captured the aerial footage, telling Storyful that "the dolphins were swimming right in front of the whales, and appeared to lead them to the [bait fish]."

A drone operator captured fascinating video of tuna, dolphins, and humpback whales swimming off New York’s Fire Island. (Credit: Michael Busch via Storyful)

He added that the humpback whales "lunged out of the water together three different times, gobbling up tons of bait" and that the fish being feasted on were Atlantic menhaden, also known as bunker fish.

The Source

  • The details of this story were provided by Storyful, with video and an eyewitness account from nature photographer Michael Busch. This story was reported from Los Angeles.