Orcas filmed making sunfish ‘explode’ by ramming into it head first
Marine experts have captured a previously unseen and brutal hunting method used by an orca pod to pulverize and eat sunfish, some of the largest marine life, according to findings published in the Frontiers in Ethology Journal. Kathryn Ayres, a scientist at Beneath The Waves, a non-profit organization promoting ocean health, in a Frontiers in Ethology article. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
- ▪Marine experts have captured a previously unseen and brutal hunting method used by an orca pod to pulverize and eat sunfish, some of the largest marine life, according to findings published in the Frontiers in Ethology Journal.
- ▪Kathryn Ayres, a scientist at Beneath The Waves, a non-profit organization promoting ocean health, in a Frontiers in Ethology article.
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Marine experts have captured a previously unseen and brutal hunting method used by an orca pod to pulverize and eat sunfish, some of the largest marine life, according to findings published in the Frontiers in Ethology Journal. Orcas are known for their smart and often ruthless hunting tactics and have been observed using a wide range of strategies to stalk and kill prey, but now, in the Gulf of California, researchers say they have witnessed orcas bashing into sunfish with such ferocity that they explode, and that it could be a gory brand of fun for the giant mammals. 2:11 Rare footage shows dolphins helping orcas hunt off B.C. coast Rare footage shows dolphins helping orcas hunt off B.C.
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