In other words, it's possible that orcas body-slam sunfish purely for entertainment. Ayres noted a large wound on the fish's ...

We're very lucky that orcas don't see us as a meal, given that they can hit a 4,000 pound sunfish hard enough to make it literally explode.

Researchers have documented a previously unknown hunting behaviour in orcas after underwater footage captured the marine mammals using high-speed body slams to smash giant sunfish into pieces.

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When an eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore on the Oregon coast, officials believed dynamite was the fastest way to remove the rotting carcass. Instead, the massive explosion launched huge pieces of ...

A group of orcas was captured on camera engaging in what scientists call "ram-to-fragment" behavior. One whale holds a large ...

Researchers for the first time have documented orcas cooperating to smash their prey. Both instances were captured on video.

Underwater video captures the moment killer whales in the Gulf of California slam into a sunfish, causing it to explode.

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An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a large sunfish carcass in its mouth. Seconds later, ...

Stills from video documenting the hold-to-ram behavior observed among orcas in the Gulf of California. Credit: Kathryn Ayres. A sunfish being blown to bits is the result of a never before described ...

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