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Orcas ram into fish so hard they explode

Watch an orca ram a sunfish so hard that the fish explodes

Scientists captured video of orcas ramming into sunfish with such force that the fish exploded. The behavior may be for fun as well as for feeding, they report.

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Oh my god! Why an orca rammed a sunfish so hard it exploded

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One orca held a sunfish by the tail. Another smashed it to smithereens.

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How to Eat a 2,000-Pound Fish? These Orcas Choose to Pulverize It.

Marine biologists in Mexico captured video of a strange maneuver that killer whales used to shred their meal.

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Orcas Have Taken Playing With Their Prey to New Level: Exploding Fish

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Watch: Orcas ram into fish so hard they explode

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Bam! See these killer whales explode fish into pieces.

Scientists have now documented two instances of orcas ramming into prey so hard that it explodes into little fishy pieces, a new behavior for a species known for smashing into human boats and playing ...

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Orcas smash fish into purée for their young (or are they just having fun?)

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Orcas spotted ramming into giant fish carcasses and watching them explode for fun

Smithsonian Magazine

Video Captures Orcas Ramming a Sunfish So Hard It Explodes. The Mysterious Behavior Might Be a Form of Play or Juvenile Care

In two incidents documented in Mexico’s Gulf of California, orcas worked together to blast sunfish into smithereens after they had killed the enormous animals

Orca's Powerful Strike Shatters Sunfish in Rarely Captured Hunting Moment

Scientists have documented a previously unrecorded orca hunting technique, dubbed "ram-to-fragment," in which killer whales work together to blast giant sunfish apart with explosive force.

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Orcas Keep Punching Giant Sunfish to Smithereens, And Scientists Are Mesmerized

A still from footage of an orca smacking headlong into a giant sunfish, which was smashed up on impact. (creaturesofbaja/Instagram) Well, sea shenanigans are once again afoot – and the culprit is very much the usual suspect.

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Orcas filmed pulverizing sunfish in what could be either feeding strategy or fun, scientists say

Orcas have been filmed pulverising one of the world’s heaviest fish, in what scientists say could either be a feeding strategy or simply a way of having fun. Underwater footage taken off the coast of Mexico in 2024 shows one orca holding the carcass of a sunfish in its mouth,