Contents. 1  Inflammatory joint effusion AND Stiff hip: Causes of All Symptoms. 2  Inflammatory joint effusion OR Stiff hip: Causes of Any Symptom. 3  Inflammatory joint effusion: Causes. 4  Inflammatory joint effusion: Introduction. 5  Stiff hip: Causes. 6  Stiff hip: Introduction.
Sardines are an important part of the food chain. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images. Sardines live in large schools that may contain thousands of fish. They typically feed on plankton and are close to the bottom of the food chain; many different kinds of predators eat sardines, including humans.
Cetaceans: Whales and Dolphins. Some of the largest creatures in the ocean eat sardines -- they are a favorite meal of some of the baleen whales that eat by straining their food rather than biting it.