New Science
Thursday, 7/23, 04:33 AM
Orcas Filmed Smashing Fish, Perhaps Just for the Fun of It
- Marine biologists in the Gulf of California have filmed orcas ramming large sunfish with their heads, smashing the carcasses apart.
- Researchers are not sure why: the behavior may be a way of processing food, or it may be play, or a means of teaching the young to hunt.