""Dolphins are in pop culture... people are familiar with them. But when they think of a dolphin, they probably think of a cute smiley animal, good at jumping out of the water," Gregory said. "What they don't often talk about is... they can live in these massive groups, I'm talking thousands. And their whole lives are on the move and the reason they're on the move is because they're going to look for food and they are these incredible predators.""
""We really wanted to show just how the dolphins use this amazing intelligence and teamwork and cooperation to hunt in the most spectacular way. And the Azores is a place that is brilliant for dolphins, and it is just spectacular," he said."
""Probably the coolest thing was actually the encounter with the false killer whales. They're jet black. They have this really kind of sinister mouthful of teeth, they have a kind of creepy smile they like to give you as they swim past and they were hunting tuna," he said."
An expedition spent five weeks around the Azores observing dolphins and other predators to film migratory hunting behavior. Dolphins form massive, mobile groups that use intelligence, teamwork, and cooperation to herd and capture prey, often creating dense bait balls that attract multiple predators. False killer whales were observed hunting tuna and displayed jet-black bodies and conspicuous teeth. Filming required persistent effort, with repeated dives and many unsuccessful attempts before capturing spectacular hunting sequences. The Azores offers ideal conditions for witnessing large-scale cooperative hunting and predator interactions in open ocean ecosystems.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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