Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOrcas have been filmed pulverising sunfish, one of the world's heaviest fish, in a behaviour scientists are studying. Underwater footage from 2024 off the coast of Mexico showed an orca holding a sunfish carcass before another rammed it, causing it to break into hundreds of pieces. This never-before-seen behaviour was observed again a year later off the Gulf of California. The behaviour, reported in the Frontiers in Ethology journal, could be a feeding strategy to break down large meals for orca calves. Scientists also suggest it might simply be a form of play, as orcas are known for playing with their food. In fullOrcas filmed pulverizing sunfish in what could be either feeding strategy or fun, scientists sayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Orcas filmed teaming up to ram a two-tonne sunfish so hard it explodes
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOrcas have been filmed pulverising sunfish, one of the world's heaviest fish, in a behaviour scientists are studying. Underwater footage from 2024 off the coast of Mexico showed an orca holding a sunfish carcass before another rammed it, causing it to break into hundreds of pieces. This never-before-seen behaviour was observed again a year later off the Gulf of California. The behaviour, reported in the Frontiers in Ethology journal, could be a feeding strategy to break down large meals for orca calves. Scientists also suggest it might simply be a form of play, as orcas are known for playing with their food. In fullOrcas filmed pulverizing sunfish in what could be either feeding strategy or fun, scientists sayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
