Bola umpan

Bola umpan terjadi saat sekawanan ikan kecil membentuk formasi bundar. Tindakan tersebut adalah sebuah tindakan pertahanan terakhir yang dilakukan oleh ikan berkelompok kecil saat mereka terancam oleh para predator. Ikan berkelompok kecil disantap oleh banyak jenis predator, dan untuk alasan itu, mereka disebut ikan umpan atau ikan mangsa.

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Referensi 
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 Pranala luar 
 Queuing up for dinner: Dolphins enjoy sardine feeding frenzy Daily Mail, 15 July 2009. – this article has some spectacular images
 Computer simulations of bait balls
 How Humpback Whales Catch Prey With Bubble Nets ScienceDaily''. 24 June 2011.

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