Orcas filmed smashing giant sunfish into thousands of pieces
Science News from research organizations Orcas filmed smashing giant sunfish into thousands of pieces Orcas were caught using high-speed teamwork to blast sunfish into bite-sized pieces, revealing another astonishing hunting behavior. Date: July 23, 2026 Source: Frontiers Summary: Researchers in the Gulf of California have documented a dramatic orca behavior never described before. In two separate encounters, one orca gripped a dead sunfish by the fin while another charged into it at high speed, blasting the carcass into thousands of pieces.
- ▪Science News from research organizations Orcas filmed smashing giant sunfish into thousands of pieces Orcas were caught using high-speed teamwork to blast sunfish into bite-sized pieces, revealing another astonishing hunting behavior.
- ▪Date: July 23, 2026 Source: Frontiers Summary: Researchers in the Gulf of California have documented a dramatic orca behavior never described before.
- ▪In two separate encounters, one orca gripped a dead sunfish by the fin while another charged into it at high speed, blasting the carcass into thousands of pieces.
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Science News from research organizations Orcas filmed smashing giant sunfish into thousands of pieces Orcas were caught using high-speed teamwork to blast sunfish into bite-sized pieces, revealing another astonishing hunting behavior. Date: July 23, 2026 Source: Frontiers Summary: Researchers in the Gulf of California have documented a dramatic orca behavior never described before. In two separate encounters, one orca gripped a dead sunfish by the fin while another charged into it at high speed, blasting the carcass into thousands of pieces. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY A group of orcas in the Gulf of California has been observed applying a hold-to-ram strategy to process a sharp-tail sunfish.
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