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Topic: orcas

Orcas breaching in the ocean
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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.

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