Orcas are known for their advanced hunting skills, but a recent discovery has shown an unexpected side to their predatory behavior. Filmed by the BBC in their documentary series Parenthood, the footage reveals a previously unobserved training tactic where orcas simulate drowning one of their own in what appears to be a mock hunting exercise. This behavior, captured off the …
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A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B confirms that dolphins and orcas have reached a point in their evolutionary path where returning to land is no longer biologically possible. Led by Bruna Farina, a doctoral researcher at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, the study examined over 5,600 species of mammals and found that full-time marine …
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Orca moms teach their young how to pretend-drown each other, first-of-its-kind footage shows. The brutal training session teaches orcas the skills needed to kill the largest animal that has ever lived. In the video, a young orca (Orcinus orca) pretends to be prey, letting the rest of the pod surround it and submerge its blowhole to prevent it from breathing. …
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