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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/66607

Orcas are known to be smart and ruthless hunters. They've been observed hunting a variety of prey, with some species, such as whales, larger than themselves. They use a wide range of strategies to hunt and kill prey, but now, in the Gulf of California, researchers have observed one that hasn't been described before.


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[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago
[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

You're right, it was a birthday party.

[-] Quokka@quokk.au 16 points 3 weeks ago

Wow. That video is terrifying.

[-] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 weeks ago

In fairness, if any other species watched a video of what we do to other animals, it would garner the same response.

Orcas aren’t scary because they are more cruel than us. Humans just don’t like realizing that we may not be the only ones playing the game

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

I grew up when Discovery Channel wasn't bad reality tv shows and it was always about actual nature. We do things on a large scale, but a ton of the animal and insect world is WAY more brutal than humanity. Like, way worse.

[-] Valo85@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone needs to calm down the sunfish was already dead it isn't like the orcas did this while the sunfish was half alive or semi conscious.

This is just the human equivalent of popping corn or putting stuff in a blender. It's just processing the food.

[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

I think it was a birthday party, in the ocean. Except the pinata was a fish.

[-] brap@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Wow indeed. Absolutely obliterated. Was not expecting that.

[-] sapo_peta@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago

Gender reveal parties are getting out of hand!

[-] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Never mind the orca behavior; I want to know why the fuck a sunfish shatters like that!

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago

IIRC they're basically giant bits of cartilege and jelly; like, the vast majority of their body is non-living tissue.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

The mola cult will not be happy

this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2026
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nature is fucking lit

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