Cod Kills 10 Million Capelins

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World's Largest Predation Event Ever Recorded Captured in Norway

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More than 10 million schooling capelin were devoured by cod collecting off the coast of Norway in what's claimed to be the largest predatory slaughter ever recorded.

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Institute of Marine Research in Norway observed the dynamics of the massive event by echoing soundwaves from the animals' swim bladders.

Understanding predator-prey dynamics becomes more important as numbers of large shoaling fish species are in decline.

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