Watch Orcas Playfully Tear Apart a Giant Fish
Orcas Observed Using ‘Ram-to-Fragment’ Hunting Tactic Marine scientists have documented killer whales (Orcinus orca) intentionally ramming into dead prey to break it into smaller, manageable pieces, a behavior researchers describe as a “ram-to-fragment” technique. Published in the journal Frontiers in Ethology, the study details how orcas in the Gulf of California use this coordinated physical … Read more
