Amazing Newfoundland Capelin Scull!!! 1000s of Capelin Rolling on the Beach

The capelin (or caplin) are rolling.
Early every summer giant schools of these tiny fish move toward the coast of Newfoundland and throw themselves up on to the shore. It's a spectacular natural event. The sheer number of fish moving together and wriggling-up on shore is a sight to behold (and anyone visiting at the time should check it out).
This video captures thousands of capelin (small fish) on Sandy Cove Beach on the border of Canada's Terra Nova National Park.
We call it capelin scull and it lives-up to its Goth-y name -- most of the capelin die.
So, why do the capelin beach themselves? Like many life's crazy decisions, they do it for love. Well, maybe not love. I don't know, I'm no expert on the vagaries of piscine passion but they seem to do it to mate. The female capelin come ashore to release their eggs on sandy and gravel beaches. The male capelin come to fertilize them. They die. It's the circle of life…
Disney is set to shoot scenes of Peter Pan and Wendy on this coast. Maybe we can pitch The Capelin King? Maybe not.
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[@vincepearce1]

That was one time of the year that I cherished when I was a kid ; now in the big mad city the little things we took for granted my oh my

[@options1704]

That's a beautiful vid😊

[@productofnfld]

Thanks!