Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes
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NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Science Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes July 24, 20265:00 AM ET By Joseph Kim Orcas are known for surprising behaviors. A new study documents two cases of orcas ramming sunfish so hard that the fish explode. NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NurPhoto/Getty Images "Don't play with your food" is a rule orcas don't seem to follow.
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- ▪A new study documents two cases of orcas ramming sunfish so hard that the fish explode.
- ▪NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NurPhoto/Getty Images "Don't play with your food" is a rule orcas don't seem to follow.
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- ▪ ‘Oh my god!’ Why an orca rammed a sunfish so hard it exploded — The Sydney Morning Herald
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NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Science Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes July 24, 20265:00 AM ET By Joseph Kim Orcas are known for surprising behaviors. A new study documents two cases of orcas ramming sunfish so hard that the fish explode. NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NurPhoto/Getty Images "Don't play with your food" is a rule orcas don't seem to follow. Off the shores of Cabo San Lucas, Kathryn Ayres, a scientist at the ocean-health nonprofit Beneath The Waves, saw a surprising orca behavior: one orca holds a sunfish in its mouth while another lines up and then rams it at high speed — leaving behind thousands of sunfish bits scattered like confetti.
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