Fearless stingrays swim right through hammerhead shark gauntlet

"Hammerhead sharks are one of the primary predators of stingrays, such as these beautiful spotted eagle rays that live in the Galapagos Islands. The rays should do anything they can to avoid these huge predators, but instead, these bold eagle rays calmly swim straight through a school of endless sharks drifting on the current. They are literally swimming through a gauntlet of carnivores as if they are unafraid. The hammerheads do more than just leave them alone. Some of the sharks actually change direction slightly as if they are intentionally avoiding them.This video was taken at Wolf Island in the Galapagos. The hammerheads congregate here due to the convergence of three strong ocean currents that bring an abundance of plankton and food up from the ocean bottom. This, in turn, brings small fish and larger predators that prey on those fish. The oceans around the Galapagos are alive with some of the most plentiful and diverse life on the planet.